Ambergris - by Stanley Kunitz - This body, tapped of every drop of breath, In vast corruption of its swollen pride, Proclaims itself the very whale of death; Yet, I believe, the hand that plumbs its side Will gather dissolution’s sweet increase. Exquisite fern of death–in nature, ambergris. Meanwhile, thinking of love, I have been dressed For such destruction. Though it surely break, Come pluck the deep wild kernel of my breast, That wafer of devotion, and partake Of its compacted sweetness, till it bring The soul to rise upon its fleshly wing. If gentle heart be scorned, in scorn…
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In Praise of Ambergris
March 2nd, 2008 — , amber, ambergris, animal, incense, musings, poems, smoke from Heather @ memory & desire
In Praise of Ambergris
March 2nd, 2008 — , Perfume, Poetry, amber, ambergris, animal, incense, musings, poems, smoke from Heather @ memory & desire
“For Praise is like ambergrize; a little unexpected Whiff of it… is the most agreeable thing in the world; but when a whole lump of it is thrust to your nose, it is a Stink, and strikes you down.” (Alexander Pope, 1725)
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October 2nd, 2007 — Chypre, aldehydic, allergen, animal, breakdown, cancer, formula, ingredients, luca turin, notes, oakmoss, peach from helg @ Perfume Shrine
Perfume lovers are well aware of the fact that “notes” in perfume denote only the feel that certain ingredients emote and not necessarily the exact ingredients that go into the composition of the final product. Such is the case with chypre perfumes as …
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