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A sweet phantom scent
Of Grandmother's raisin bread
It's been thirty years
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Cathy holmes
Canadian family girl with a recently discovered love for writing. Other loves include animals and sports.
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Comments (34)
Such a moving poem. Made me miss after school snacks with my grandma. Great job!
Oh, my heart. Scent is such a powerful reminder. 💗
Yum!!!
Sounds delish! My gran didn’t make raisin bread from memory, just store bought, but I use to open the bread box as a kid just get a whiff! 😁
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Congratulations Cathy, this one moved me, reminding me of my gran and her baking 🥰
Well done for placing in the challenge! This was a favourite of mine 🤍✨🕊️
Beautiful work Cathy! This made me think of my grandmother and her desserts as well! Awesome job my friend!
This evokes so much emotion… well done Cathy… you packed far more into these lines than I could possibly have expected. Such nostalgia, grief… yet also joy at knowing such powerful memories were made from love ❤️✨💫
Smells and memories. So powerful, aren't they, to transport you?
Love it.
So so beautiful Cathy ❤️
😢❤️. This tells such a story. Beautiful ❤️❤️
So sweet! Literally! Nice entry!
Beaufitul. It reminded me so much of Baby Shoes' so much depth and history in just 17 perfect syllanles 🤍
Oh yeah... can smell this over the Atlantic! 😋
So warming.
The yummiest of haikus! Awesome...now I'm hungry!
Yes! That feeling when you get the exact sense of some past time. Well captured.
Yes!!! Twelve little words to make me feel the feels and smell the smells. Gorgeous!!
Very melancholic and nostalgic. Loved the term phantom scent. Brilliant!
The scent that stays with you. Well done ♥️
Love this!❤️‼️🍞
Delicious memories.....
Scents and their memories. Beautiful Cathy.