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.
Goomba –
Smells amazing, and perfectly like slightly sweet cucumber. Seems to fade quickly though: hopefully will get stronger over time, or maybe it’s my skin chemistry that weakens it.
maureen_edelman –
I bought an imp of this, and I will be purchasing a full size. I love this scent. It’s the perfect green scent for spring/summer. It reminds me a bit of Tranquil Breezes by VS from days gone by.
Danielle –
This smells exactly like the description…fresh cut cucumbers. That’s it. Nothing more interesting occurs in the dry down, just cucumbers.Furthermore, it is very light and disappears within a few brief hours. If smelling like cucumbers is your thing then you’ll love this fragrance, but I was unimpressed.
Julie –
The most intensely GREEN scent I have ever experienced. Fresh cut GREENS, height of spring in liquid form, almost but not quite citrusy in its intensity. Really and truly, just GREEN!!!
I love spring smells, but have hayfever allergies. I keep sniffing, expecting the headache that usually accompanies the delicious green smells, and nothing – just deliciousness!