The year is 2020 and a global pandemic
is killing off the old and sick.
One of the symptoms is loss of smell.
In the kitchen
Bacon sizzles while
Garlic and onions
Transform in olive oil
Aromatic chicken fries
Rhubarb pie bakes
Yes, I smell them all!!
In the forest
Fragrance of Sitka roses
Purple and white phlox
Bog rosemary
Spruce, hemlock, alder
Mosses and lichens
Yes, I smell them all!
On the beach
Tide recedes nostrils flare
Seaweed, seastars, clams
Barnacles, mussels
Salty air
Seagull poop
Yes, I smell them all!
