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.
grateful_mama –
Reminds me of a flowery violet candy that I love.. I used to leave it in my car, and it would make the vehicle smell like powdery, chalky violet. Very floral when wet, shifting to dusty violets when dry. I kept expecting it to go to powder scent, but it never did. The violet scent lasted for hours.
Verdict- It smells like violet candy, dusty feathers and oppressive sunlight. Definitely buying a bottle.
Sabrina –
Growing up I had an adored Violet perfume, just violet nothing else. This is very reminiscent of that. It reminds me most though of Violet Candy. Little purple squares of flowery hard candy that my family loves. I can’t stand floral tastes but I have always loved the smell of that candy. It’s very cool to me that a lot of these perfumes I’ve ordered invoke such strong scent memories in me. Keep up the good work!
Heather –
The Neroli and Iris and very prominent wet, almost too much so. The throw on this is very strong also. About 4 hours later the neroli and iris take a back seat to the musk, sandalwood and violet and over all it becomes a wonderfully soft, subtle and powdery close to the skin scent that I adore.
Gloame –
The scent of old, dried flowers hitting you as you open a chest in a forgotten attic. It flies at you almost like a raven and then settles down. You can forget about it until you stir it up again.
Soft, dried, floral, Victorian.
fluffydeathkitty –
A light, ghostly scent. Something in it reminds me of rosewater, accompanied by a bouquet of delicate flowers.