Thursday, July 24, 2014

Poème, 16


The Ad Says:  Spirited. Adventurous. Intuitive.

Don’t change, you say,
inspired by the song of love triumphant
and the scent I wore when you first loved me.

You say you like it,
whatever it is,
when I curse myself
for being too much of this
or not enough of that.

And I guess that does about sum it up.

Even when I don’t,
you love me
as I am.



© 2014 Jennifer Wagner


In a few days my husband and I will celebrate our 16th Anniversary.  Poème is the fragrance I wore back when we first met and is also the title of a work by Amédée-Ernest Chausson which was originally subtitled The Song of Love Triumphant .


21 comments:

Vandana Sharma said...

:) Many congratulations. The essence of true love is to accept the person as he or she is.

Tank said...

Thank you for such a wonderful tribute - and for most of all, being my friend despite my faults and failures. Yours always, Thor.

alan1704 said...

Love the way your feelings are captured in the poem and i can taste that fragrance. Congratulations on your 16th, on the 28th it will be my 30th Anniversary, love is so precious.

avalon said...

So much nicer a name thatn chanel number 5 :-)
Happy !6th. And nice that you never had to change.

Donna Smith said...

It's a sweet love. We are coming up on our 42nd in a little over a month. It is truly a blessing to find someone who loves you the changes and for the unchanging in you.

Myrna R. said...

Happy Anniversary. I hope you showed him this poem. It captures how secure you are in his love. That's beautiful.

Gabriella said...

This is just as love should be but you have said it very powerfully in a few words. A very good poem, Jennifer!

Mary said...

Happy anniversary, Jennifer. If you have someone who loves you just as you are even when you don't, it is a beautiful thing. And, ha, fragrances do play their part in memories, don't they? I am not familiar with your fragrance of choice, but I understand the concept!

RMP said...

this is sweet...it is nice to have someone who loves you faults and all...sometimes the faults can be the best part. congratulations!

Wendy Bourke said...

Being loved as you are: the best kind of love. Congratulations on the upcoming anniversary! And what a wonderful title - talk about nuanced. Smiles.

Namrata said...

Wow...so pretty..congratulations..:)
I didn't even there was some fragrance existed that was same as a poems name. Indeed beautiful! If the fragrance is so good to keep together for such long time then I would love get myself a bottle. You never know it might the magical love portion. ;)

Tank said...

I love it! Wish I was home to give you a giant hug and sweep you off of your feet. I think I need to go shopping for some lancome products....Miss you - Thor

Preeti S. said...

Firstly, congratulations to you and your husband.

Secondly, what a beautiful poem. I read somewhere long time back that smell has (probably) the strongest capacity to bring back memories related to it. Not sure if it is correct or not but I have experienced it a few times. :)

Beautifully penned.

Laurie Kolp said...

Happy Anniversary, Jennifer. Pete and I celebrate 16 years in September.

I love your poem. Perfume is so evocative.

mrs-minerva said...

Happy anniversary! If your love is just like you described it in your poem, I hope it lasts forever! I loved this poem, Jennifer. So clear, so sincere, so beautiful... It took my breath away. If you haven't, show him!

Arathi Harihar said...

Happy anniversary...very beautiful poem:)

Himanshi said...

Beautiful Love Poem!
Happy Anniversary dear! Stay blessed.. :)

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Justin Lamb said...

Happy anniversary! You guys are great!

Oh -- and nice poem. :)

Sumana Roy said...

Happy 16th Jennifer !...a sweet poem for celebration...

janetld said...

You say you like it,
whatever it is

Wonderful!

Happy, happy anniversary, Jennifer! (Our 16th is next week.)

Brian Miller said...

happy anniversary....16 years....very nice...
that kinda staying power is not as evident these days sadly....we are just a bit ahead of you guys...smiles....and how nice it is to know you are loved regardless....