Exercise #5: "Smells of Things That Don't Smell (Much)"
What is the smell of the following:
What is the smell of the following:
- the moon -- dirt ... and cheese (thank you, childhood ideals); so... dirty cheese?
- sadness -- flowers, particularly ones that are used in funeral arrangements; salt and cedar
- a child's joy in watching a soap bubble -- soapy, of course, with a hint of strawberries
- grief -- very similar to sadness, except the aroma is much more pungent... maybe with the bite of iron smell
- cowardice -- tart and onion-y
- snow -- cotton candy!
- velcro -- plastic-y
- a nasty letter -- spicy, but not the good kind of spice that flavors food well... This is the stuff that makes your eyes water and clears out every single sinus passageway when you take a whiff.
- silver -- clean and pure, like a metallic version of that "clean linen" smell that they make into candles
- mystery -- musty, like you've just stepped into an attic that hasn't had a single human visitor in several years; an old, leather trunk full of clues
- sand -- shrimp, crab, seafood; dead fish; you know that sea smell...
- a sidewalk in summer -- freshly cut grass, dirt, lemonade (and the little plastic dixie cups)
- the middle of the Earth -- tar, smoke, rank
- purple -- fruity but super sweet, no tartness
- a contented dog napping -- puppy farts (Cocoa always pooted when she napped... hehe)
- a cloudless spring sky -- clean wind, a vast field of sunflowers, yum
- gold -- You know, I can't really think of anything for this one...
- a dollar bill -- paper, dirt, salt, my wallet (depending on whether it's been in there or not), leather (depending on what kind of wallet it's been in)
I'll pick the ones that, while thinking of them, I found most evocative:
- a sidewalk in summer
- a contented dog napping
- mystery
Peace.
~Stef
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