The Fragrance Makers

Something I just found on an old site.

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You were
the scent of fresh-flowing water
the bark of lush verdant trees
mist upon the mountains
the unmistakable tang
of aged leather

I was
the scent of femininity
an impossible white
essence of woman
sweet and redolent
of days gone by
wedding cakes
the coming together
of home and harmony
the innocent purity
of a lover's first kiss

and when we joined
we painted a paradise
a pale-green swathe of space
of branches of white blossoms
you caressed my lips
with soft petals of glistening sugar
we bathed beneath the fragrant waterfalls
inhaling each other as if
we were so precious to one another

and it was the most erotic moment
of my life

no one could have designed
the fragrance we created
and we wore it for years
it perfumed the rooms
of everywhere we went

our friends sniffing the satisfaction
of our togetherness
in jealousy
yet appreciation

that there could exist
such otherworldly pleasures
in the aromatic seduction
of lovers in true love