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.
Claira White –
I was mildly worried when I smelt it straight from the bottle. The cherry and clove together made me think of very strong bubblegum. But once I put it on my skin and let it dry the cherry is pushed way back and it becomes more resin forward with a little mingling of clove sweetness.
desertcryptid –
This is a scent I enjoy much more on myself than in the bottle. Smelling the bottle there are definitely strong notes of cherry, though immediately upon putting it on the scent it morphs into something ancient and dry and heavy with incense, with no cherry present. This was a scent I took a chance on based on the description and reviews, and I certainly do not regret my leap of faith. I’ve yet to meet a BPAl scent I dislike but this one will definitely become one of my regulars.
Amanda –
This is my favorite scent, so warm and inviting. Like wearing a hug of home, welcoming me back to bed. It starts off very sweet then mellows to a relaxing spice. I first sampled it in an imp then had to buy it. Now my bottle is out and I’m jonesing so hard right now, because it has been out of stock since December 2017. : (
glitchypixels –
This is by FAR my FAVORITE smell. I love how the Dragon’s Blood and Clove smell together. I’ve been on the waitlist to get this in a Full size so long that my Imp has almost run out!! 🙁 Hope it comes back in stock soon <3
glitchypixels –
I absolutely love this one. It’s very dragons blood heavy but has a wonderful sweet undertone of cherry. The Myrrh kind of levels out the sweetness of the cherry and it’s just wonderful.
dementia_divine –
In the imp: The clove note jumps out to my nose at first, followed by the resins, and then a bit of cherry.
Wet: A rush of clove, and then the dragon’s blood note, which adds more spice to the blend. The myrrh note is also present, but it isn’t as strong as the other two notes. The cherry note is the last to emerge, but it seems to be getting stronger now that it has made its presence known. The clove is the strongest note, and I’m glad that it is, since it is the note I was looking forward to the most.
Dry: Clove and dragon’s blood reign. The cherry seems to have disappeared now. I’m not getting much myrrh at this point, either.
Verdict: This is a nice, spicy resin blend. I like the prominence of the clove in this one, but I’m not sure how I feel about the sweetness of the dragon’s blood. I don’t need a bottle of this, but I must say that this is one of the few scents that I like containing dragon’s blood.
jmariie –
Nervously sweet when wet, but quickly dries into a sultry mix of myrrh and dragon’s blood.
Shelly –
I got a few imps to try and this scent was by far my favorite. It was hypnotic and intoxicating. I couldn’t stop smelling it.
B.Kaye –
A lovely oil. At first, it’s incredibly sweet smelling. After awhile it becomes more subtle, and the clove starts to come through.
I thought the myrrh added an underlying, sensual, almost incense-like character to it.
fluffydeathkitty –
A beautiful scent, elegantly dark and sensual. It has a twist of unusual cherry and clove sweetness when wet, unfortunately that sweetness wears off pretty quickly and shifts far away into the background.
[email protected] –
This is a gorgeous blend. When wet, it reminds me of these black cherry shaved ices I used to get years ago. When dry, it morphs into a lovely spicy incense with just a hint of cherry in the background. It doesn’t have a lot of sillage, but it is certainly not light on the skin. Lovely and subtly sensual.