Tea Ceremony – Cérémonie du thé

subtil fragrance –
behind the sliding door
bowls of steaming tea

subtil parfum –
derrière la cloison coulissante
bols de thé fumant

Nicole Pottier

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NaHaiWriMo – June 2020

oeillet – sweet william – garoafă

bal de fin d’année –
l’odeur sucrée de l’oeillet
à ta boutonnière

first school dance –
the fragrance of sweet william
in your buttonhole

balul bobocilor –
mirosul dulceag al garoafei
de la butoniera ta

Nicole Pottier

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Publicat în revista Albatros

break of dawn

break of dawn –
incense sticks send out
their fragrant smoke

Nicole Pottier

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NaHaiWriMo – August 2020

pine fragrance

pine fragrance –
dried green needle
in candy box

Nicole Pottier

NaHaiWriMo – April 2020