the Fragrance Writer

Young buds blooming on a bitter orange tree
Love laying in the sun when days are long.
They all showed up – in crowds of neroli !
Like paste-y people trying to be bronze.

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Oh wow, I feared your charm was overdone!
How cloying – that “super-sweet” temperament.
But you have spice – a fire in your tongue!
My apple heart’s been caramelized for you.

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She lost her orange bikini when she dived
Into the luscious seas of Sicily.
Of course, my effervescent love’s contrived
Only by the romantic scenery.

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Pretty peonies sit by a window,
They chose to wear their best perfumes today.
And in such gowns, they put on quite a show!
Displayed is someone else’s sweet bouquet.

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The world is harsh and bitter… cold and mean…
Where people drain my nerves down to the core.
But she’s a voice that warms like ginger tea
and eyes that greet like roses at my door.

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