Some photos don’t need an explanation. These sweet little girls and their moms were outside our restaurant this evening selling Girl Scout Cookies! It doesn’t get any better than this… Poetry Without Words!
Photo: Dwight L. Roth
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Memories of Smell
Memories of Smell
Memories of smell seem to linger on
Embedded in our minds long after they’re gone
The smell of Mom’s sugar cookies gooey and sweet
Fresh out of the oven on a flat cookie sheet
The sweet smell of love its perfumed scent lingers on
Recalling excitement enchantment long since gone
Hugs at the end of the day filled with warm aromatic sweat
Aromas a grown child remembers no matter how old he gets
Mom’s talcum powder soft sweet pepper in the air
Brought comfort and love as we sat in her chair
The smell of stale smoke on clothes and in the car
Carpooling butt-filled tray inhaling all that tar
Smelling that Tide from the old ringer washer
Watching suds squeeze out soap under pressure
Fresh-cut alfalfa lying green in the sun
Dried hay in the barn when the day is done
Then there’s the stable with manure’s rich aroma
Wafting ‘cross the olfactory a smell like no other
His jacket still hanging on the nail near the door
Still carries his smell recalling good times and more
Sweet memories carry us on through the years
Smells take us back leaving joy and tears
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Photo: Dwight L. Roth
