Say that the men of the old black tower,
Though they but feed as the goatherd feeds,
Their money spent, their wine gone sour,
Lack nothing that a soldier needs,
That all are oath-bound men:
Those banners come not in.
There in the tomb stand the dead upright,
But winds come up from the shore:
They shake when the winds roar,
Old bones upon the mountain shake.
Those banners come to bribe or threaten,
Or whisper that a man’s a fool
Who, when his own right king’s forgotten,
Cares what king sets up his rule.
If he died long ago
Why do you dread us so?
There in the tomb drops the faint moonlight,
But wind comes up from the shore:
They shake when the winds roar,
Old bones upon the mountain shake.
The tower’s old cook that must climb and clamber
Catching small birds in the dew of the morn
When we hale men lie stretched in slumber
Swears that he hears the king’s great horn.
But he’s a lying hound:
Stand we on guard oath-bound!
There in the tomb the dark grows blacker,
But wind comes up from the shore:
They shake when the winds roar,
Old bones upon the mountain shake.
A sepulchral, desolate scent. Long-dead soldiers, oath-bound; the perfume of their armor, the chill wind that surges through their tower, white bone and blackened steel: white sandalwood, ambergris, wet ozone, galbanum and leather with ebony, teak, burnt grasses, English ivy and a hint of red wine.
Daneth –
Super lovely Vetiver, keltic scent, makes me think of forests and ancient secret shamanic magic.
Goomba –
As it’s aged in the imp (I don’t use it often) it’s gotten better and better. It’s gotten a more clear unique smell and less of the basic “boy’s first cologne at prom” smell. It’s masculine and definitely like some kind of dry wood, in a good way. I feel like you can’t go wrong with this one if you’re trying to avoid anything sweet or fruity or flowery or spicy – it’s none of those for me.
goombapie –
For me, this one did not smell very good AT FIRST. When initially opened, it smelled more soapy. As I decided I didn’t like it very much and left the bottle closed, and tried it again a few weeks later, it seemed to have changed and I liked it a lot more.
To me it still smells kind of “basic”, like just a slight twist on the kind of generic scent you might expect a teenage boy to wear to prom, but I still like it and definitely recommend letting it stew in the bottle to give it a 2nd chance if you don’t like it at first.
Jadeah –
I smell like a railway station.;[ the scent of wagons, that specific strange scent which makes you think of train journeys. Not in good way. Then it transformed to wet kitchen towel >.< first 'no' scent for me and Im dyin to try it on someone else.
KatRampant –
This is the ultimate wood fragrence for me. Cedary piney wooden goodness. The pine steps back on application and lets some smoke through. It honestly smells like I’ve been sitting by a bonfire for hours.
Gloame –
Ahhh, the cedar. Smells like a sweater coming out of the closet in perfect condition and that happy, satisfied feeling of noting zero moth bites. Like the first few weeks of fall, when it’s not yet too cool, but you’re ready for the fireplace in the evenings. Lovely.
Unisex, dry, warm, woody.
Adam –
Cedra, earth, and vetiver. Straight up. This is the scent for wood or earth scent lovers. Makes for a great men’s scent. This one is a keeper and continuous buy for me. Absolutely amazing!