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last impression of america

23 September 2009 289 views 9 Comments

America smells like cinnamon.
Its flags fly from front verandas.
It smells like snow
and hot chocolate
on a sidewalk
in the dark.
America smells expensive
like Clinique’s Happy.
Its Wednesday afternoons
let the sun hang low in the sky.
It smells clean
like my hair after a shower
and the touch of your sheets
as the lights go out.

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Francis Scudellari said:

There are many sides to America, but I like this one you’ve captured very much.

# 23 September 2009 at 11:13 pm

John said:

I like this, Candy.

# 24 September 2009 at 6:06 am

Jim said:

america misses you

# 24 September 2009 at 1:16 pm

Dave said:

nice )

# 24 September 2009 at 3:20 pm

koe said:

is it fair to ask if you’ve been here of late? I swore I saw someone who looked just like you in Times Square a few weeks ago. . . but we weren’t drinking hot chocolate yet (or spilling it on the sidewalk). The last two lines of this poem are phenomenal. . . and the first dozen are pretty captivating too. Thanks for writing it.

# 26 September 2009 at 4:04 am

Candy (author) said:

wish i had been… but no, it wasn’t me. last time i was there it was fall, 2006.

# 27 September 2009 at 5:59 pm

anne cunningham said:

get thee a temporary visa and then house-hop … hot chocolate in times square with koe, shots with me… oh the possibilities are endless! usa readers unite for the candy’s trek across the 50 states in as many days!

# 29 September 2009 at 4:23 pm

Candy (author) said:

Excellent plan I’ve got a very long term visa actually (10 years)… all I need is some cash!