Of Which Nothing Compares

Of Which Nothing Compares

 

I smell the rain,

like a child smells a flower.

Its scent wafts through me

 

like coffee brewing,

 

like home-made cookies

fresh from the oven,

or grandfather’s pipe…

 

like a Douglas Fir tree

in the middle of December,

or the scent of a baby’s head,

 

of which

 nothing compares.

 

 

 

 

 

photography by Steve Hanks

Reviews

[Dara]

Your poem stimulates the senses with all those familiar special ones that I can so relate to. I also just became a grandmother and smelling the top of her tiny head fills with me joy beyond compare. This is a keeper for me.

[Kelly Scheppers]

Oh wow, really? Well congratulations...that's wonderful! I'm so happy for you!! Inhale for me, ok?

[Dara]

Thank you Kelly, will do :-)

[Patricia Wedel]

dear Kelly... "Scent of a woman" is a movie that
comes to mind... the scent of a Douglas fir is
a December gift. The scent of a wood fire and coffee
brewing... love ensuing. You are as awesome as a baby's scent
and a meadow of bluebells well spent... truly, Pat

[Kelly Scheppers]

...you are too kind, so sweet...thank you so much!

[Patricia Wedel]

You are welcome ...

[Alfred Kukitz]

Hi Kelly,

Your simplicity overcomes the heart. The poem visits the juncture where little meets big.

Love,
Al

[Kelly Scheppers]

I like that..."the juncture where little meets big", thank you, darlin!

[Alfred Kukitz]

Me too. It's like shaking hands as we walk the highways of poetry.

[Ruth]

You have given my senses such beauty this morning, thank you Kelly :) This is absolutely magical xo

[Kelly Scheppers]

...as you are, as well! xo

[Robert Haigh]

The sense of smell, linked to memory and emotion, is a powerful thing indeed. The simple things are often the best, and most moving. The scent of a baby's head is truly magical! Beautifully written Kelly!

[Kelly Scheppers]

I am smiling reading this...knowing you're back! Kelly's a happy person today! ...thank you, Robert!

[Robert Haigh]

Thank you for welcoming me back, Kelly!

[Lyn Anderson]

There are some scents we both instantly recognize and crave. You have captured this beautifully in words.

[Kelly Scheppers]

You are a welcomed sight...and I thank you!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

some of the best scents of life---nothing does compare---i have a few others i thought of---so many simple things that are wonderful and often underappreciated because we are always so much on the run.

j.

[Kelly Scheppers]

Did you notice I mentioned the smell of coffee? Lol, good to have you back, Jacob...thank you!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

yes, i especially noticed that...actually i like the smell of it...just not the taste..

read moreyes, i especially noticed that...actually i like the smell of it...just not the taste..

also love bacon frying, popcorn popping and pancakes cooking...mmm

but i'll take my hot chocolate over coffee...:))))
thanks, Kelly....hope to be able to keep up....school is quite chaotic these days.