Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Memories of Smells SOL#16

Memories of Smells

It lingers in the air.

It wraps around me like a blanket.

There is a tug in the depths of my memories, pulling, pulling, pulling.

It takes me back to when I was young.

The summers - every summer - the fresh scent of rain.

The evergreen of the trees.

The sweet smell of hydrangeas and wild flowers.

The smell wafts around me; envelopes me.

I only walked through it.

I'm transported back to childhood.

Good times, family, friends, picnics, the lake.




This is my first Slice of Life Challenge. Join us won't you?

8 comments:

  1. I loved this slice! The sense of smell is so powerful in bringing back memories. Welcome to the March SOLS Challenge. I look forward to reading more of your slices this month.

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  2. One of my favorite senses, not that I don't love having all of them, is my sense of smell. It is pretty astounding how a scent can pull, pull, pull you back in time.

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  3. First of all, I love your name....Janie....it reminds me of my first best friend Jane....but a cooler version of the appellation :)

    Second, smell is so important....it is the most important sense connected to memories. We don't realize that as we "only walk through it" we are creating memories. What a great line! I love it.

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  4. First of all, I love your name....Janie....it reminds me of my first best friend Jane....but a cooler version of the appellation :)

    Second, smell is so important....it is the most important sense connected to memories. We don't realize that as we "only walk through it" we are creating memories. What a great line! I love it.

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  5. The sense of smell is so powerful in evoking memories. Thanks for sharing this slice!

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  6. What an adorable blog you have set up here. (Is this your pug? I love...) Oh the sense of smell is so powerful in memory. In the Midwest a fresh water lake smell is memorable. I love it.

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  7. It's incredible how so many things can transport us back to our childhood. Wonderful poem.

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  8. It's incredible how so many things can transport us back to our childhood. Wonderful poem.

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