38 Short Poems Inspired by Bath and Body Works Scents

1)
A beautiful day.
The world in red, green, and blue.
You, too, could see it.

2)
An almond croissant:
Butter, sugar, flaky dough
And everything nice.

3)
A thousand wishes
Would make all my dreams come true–
Too many cake candles.

4)
At the beach, the salt
Scent clings to my skin. A bath
In nature’s perfume.

5)
Baked goods on a plate
Eaten beneath gentle yew trees.
Garden tea cookie.

6)
Black cherry merlot
Let me plumb your depths, searching
Your purple ink murk.

7)
Bourbon maple fizz
Makes a long, dreary winter
Evening pass faster.

8)
Chasing daydreams leads
To bright flights of happiness
And peaceful evenings.

9)
Coffee and whiskey
Make my mind race and calm me
Both at the same time.

10)
Dark night, Ohio.
Nothing to see but the stars.
Pure wonder above.

11)
Dressed in white, her name
Is Emily Dickinson.
Massachusetts.

12)
Drink a champagne toast
To anything you cannot,
Can NOT live without.

13)
Eucalyptus rain--
The smell of husband's shower
In our first shared flat.

14)
Fresh sheets, a new start.
Bedtime now smells wonderful.
A simple comfort.

15)
In the summer rain,
The vegetable garden and
I alike are cleansed.

16)
Midnight addiction:
Strung out on the cold moonlight
And dark miasma.

17)
My moonlit goddess,
White hips shine in pale moonlight
Streaming through curtains

18)
Nicholas Flannel:
Sorceror's Stone discovered,
Also cozy shirts.

19)
Once in the book loft,
I've found where I need to be.
Never coming down.

20)
On the horizon
But we could keep going till
We find the beyond.

21)
On the moonlight path,
Faint light hits the park fountain.
Look! Halloween skulls.

(Story time at Irving Circle Park, Oct. 24, 2024)

22)
Platinum daydream
Engraved wedding invitations
Happily ever after

23)
Rouge rebel don't care
About their reputation,
Living life out loud.

24)
Sour lemonade
Sweetness of watermelon.
Marriage of true minds.

25)
Springtime greenhouse, so
Damp, fresh, and full of plant life.
Forest primeval.

26)
Sprinklers, despite rain.
The hissing of summer lawns.
Raindrop and violet.

27)
Strawberry soda,
Scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Nineteen fifties treat.

28)
Sunshine and lemons:
Two bright places to boost mood
When the world seems dark.

29)
Sweetheart cherry, pink
Soda pop, bubble gum, stick
Of candy, gum drop

30)
Sweet honey almond
Baklava awaiting me
After tabouli.

31)
The twilight pink sky
Descends over lavender.
I sip espresso.

32) This crisp morning air
Is too cold for yours truly.
Let me back inside.

33)
This pink apple punch
Is lovely in the drinking.
Afterward, pink haze.

34)
Waterlily pe-
Tals drop into the koi pond.
Pink sinks into blue.

35)
White faces peeking
Up over the garden fence.
Raccoons after dark.

36)
White t-shirt, black boots,
Black jeans, heavy belt buckle,
Classic cause for thirst.

37)
Winter, and the sky
Will not stop being stone gray.
Let me take a nap.

38)
Written in the stars
No mix-up in these hot suns
No avoiding fate.