Burning Incense (by Peter Elliott)

Poem 27 of 27 in "Be Meditated"

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From the box  I one do pick
And proceed  To light the stick
Smoke rises, spiralling,  Into the air
While I sit back in   A comfy chair

Wind blows it through  The kitchen door
An ancient smell   From days of yore
Wind takes it up   And takes it down
Drifts it by  The telephone

It bends and dances   Through the room
Auspicious odour   Dispelling gloom
Scent that pleases well the nose
Gradually through the house it flows

While Bach plays on the stereo
Worries, hassles,   Let them go

---(Peter Elliott)---

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