‘Tis said that when
The hands of men
Tamed this primeval wood,
And hoary trees with groans of woe,
Like warriors by an unknown foe,
Were in their strength subdued,
The virgin Earth Gave instant birth
To springs that ne’er did flow
That in the sun Did rivulets run,
And all around rare flowers did blow
The wild rose pale Perfumed the gale
And the queenly lily adown the dale
(Whom the sun and the dew
And the winds did woo),
With the gourd and the grape luxuriant grew.
So when in tears
The love of years
Is wasted like the snow,
And the fine fibrils of its life
By the rude wrong of instant strife
Are broken at a blow
Within the heart
Do springs upstart
Of which it doth now know,
And strange, sweet dreams,
Like silent streams
That from new fountains overflow,
With the earlier tide
Of rivers glide
Deep in the heart whose hope has died —
Quenching the fires its ashes hide, —
Its ashes, whence will spring and grow
Sweet flowers, ere long,
The rare and radiant flowers of song!
A sunlit ancient forest, dotted with wild roses, grape vine, and queenly lilies, clothed in swirls of opium smoke.
Joseph Gonzales –
I love the earthiness of this blend. It evokes mental images of roses and freshly dug wet earth, like a funeral or a fresh grave…there is something mystical and otherworldly to this scent. I absolutely adore it.
Emmalyn –
My favorite rose scent. Strong rose base, hints of patchouli, and the sandalwood comes out more strongly on my skin after 15 minutes or so. Love the complexity of the scent.
Witold –
By my wife: It’s a pleasing and a bit floral and woody scent. I really like aroma of patchouli and sandalwood, unfortunately when I put oil on my skin rose is so dominant that basically it’s the only thing I smell. Anyway I enjoy this simple scent and really like it.
Gincat –
I had hoped this would smell like Aveda’s Love. It doesn’t, really, but it has a similar hmm, theme, perhaps. It’s got that warm, slightly woody feel to it. My very untrained nose gets rose, mostly, underlaid by sandlewood. Not much else going on. It’s warm and enveloping, has a sharpness that I don’t get with the Aveda. But I like it.