such love from nature
six hundred roses pledge
promise without words;
a pretty little bottle
lovers’ memories secured
For Midweek Motif, Perfume, at Poets United.
The Scent of Love
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A breathtaking poem, Khaya! ❤️ I love the idea of “six hundred roses pledge promise without words,” 🙂 roses are my favorite and I feel their scent is incomparable. Thank you so much for writing to the prompt! ❤️
Thanks to you too, Sanaa for the wonderful prompt. And roses are my favourite too. 🙂
What a delicately written poem – i loved it
Nature adored by its many varieties and scents. I had to grow to love the smell of roses. For me it’s lilacs, their scent is the promise of the warmth to come.
Oh yes, lilacs are lovely too. There’s something majestic about them.
The image of ‘six hundred roses’ is such a delight. So fragrant with love. Beautiful.
Thanks Sumana. 🙂
So beautiful! I use rose water on my hair and just adore that scent!
So good to hear you use rose water. I hear it’s good for skin too. 🙂
I, too, love the six hundred roses!
Yay! 🙂
Ah, yes!
🙂
Love it Love the six hundred roses and lovers’ memories secured. For sure!
Many thanks, Marja!
Roses are certainly tantalizingly beautiful aren’t they? We only had about six rose bushes, 600 sounds like hard work!
They are indeed, Robin!
A sweet little poem
Much❤🕊❤love
Thanks, Gillena. <3
So evocative! And that one rose is so vivid I can almost smell it from here!
Thanks, Rosemary!
A wonderful image, Khaya, six hundred roses condensed into a bottle. L’Occitane does a rose perfume like that.
Yes L’Occitane is quite luxurious. I assume they’d squeeze a lot of roses into a bottle.
When I was a girl, there was a rose perfume at Victoria’s Secret I could not get enough of. I was so happy when I saved up enough money to buy it. I’ve loved other perfumes since then, being something of a scent junkie, but I’ll always be fond of that rose.
I can relate, my friends and I were giddy with Victoria’s Secret during our student days. Could be the same era as yours. 😅 Nowadays my favourites are subtle but still with a touch of Rose.
Ooh, love this! Such a beautifully written poem for one of my favorite flowers. Especially adore the “promise without words” line!
Lovely to see you, Heather. Love for roses is something we share. Thank you for reading.🌹
A promise without words is the best kind!
It is, Sara. 🙂
Distillation does magical things, does it not? 😉
It does!