Freshly tilled soil, rot on the forest floor chocolate bubbling on the stove Gardenias, violets, garlic breath Sulphur of the volcano, A spruce forest in June The splash of ocean surf after a storm The cold of snow as it starts to fall A lilac bush, lily of the valley in bloom Rain coming on a spring day, rain falling on hot wet pavement in summer fresh cut grass, maybe after a light shower, hay after cutting Bread, fresh from the oven The sweet of an orange as it goes from ripe to just moldy A dusty road in August Musty basements, a pool of standing water Hamburgers on the grill, a hot fan belt A tomcat’s mark, popcorn popping Whisper of a rose bloom, the stink of Roquefort cheese An apple pie cooling on the shelf the biting fragrance of a freesia’s flower A geranium’s skin, a skunk’s defense, radiator fluid boiling over Wet llama fur, wet burlap New blacktop, a brand new car a baby’s skin These are smells of creation
finished August 1, 2007 12:12 started July 11, 2007 Genesis 1