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Forgotten Fragrance
by Shirley Beauty Houston → (All Poetry by Shirley Beauty Houston)
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A beautiful heart is broken and life goes on unaware of its essential aroma

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Crushed petals line a dusty road/

their/

fragrance swirls in windstorms/

ephemerally/

life goes on/

cars drive past, rapidly/

catching only distorted glimpses of her pain/

and the stains/

left behind/

where her heart was trampled underfoot/

and laid/

in a perfumed field of blossoms/
a beautifully aromatic grave 

 

 
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 Reviews of "Forgotten Fragrance"
Reviewed by Christine Tsen
Reviewed on September 8, 2012
Powerfully sad, and you engage the senses!
Blessings,
Christine
Reviewed by Asa Seeley
Reviewed on September 8, 2012
great imagery in a work that supports its theme solidly. thanks for the share



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Reviewed by Diana Legun (Reader)
Reviewed on September 7, 2012
The line getting my attention most is: "catching only distorted glimpses of her pain/" and the rapidness of passing cars that leave such an achingly laid-out scene is quite a visual, Shirley. ~~ Diana
Reviewed by John Domino
Reviewed on September 6, 2012
Thought provoking and positively unique poetry, just like the writer.

Peace, love and blessings,

John Michael
Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on September 6, 2012
Begs of a real-life story, forgotten by the side of the road.

Ron
Reviewed by Kathleen Janz-Anderson
Reviewed on September 6, 2012
Beautiful, sad, and real. Love the way you put it.
Reviewed by D. Vegas (Reader)
Reviewed on September 6, 2012
Many words to describe your poetry...piercing heart,a body finding itself divided and pieces of her life scattered...Shirley, I Love your Poetry!

Deborah
Reviewed by Lonnie Hicks
Reviewed on September 6, 2012
Sad,beautiful, powerful
Reviewed by Jerry Bolton
Reviewed on September 6, 2012
Artistically profound, Shirley. To me the crushed petals, and those trampled underfoot, and ignored by the passing cars are symbolic of a human heart who life has not been kind. You are so good. I so wish I had your flare.
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