My well-beloved was stripped. Knowing my whim,
She wore her tinkling gems, but naught besides:
And showed such pride as, while her luck betides,
A sultan’s favored slave may show to him.
When it lets off its lively, crackling sound,
This blazing blend of metal crossed with stone
Gives me an ecstasy I’ve only known
Where league of sound and lustre can be found.
She let herself be loved: then, drowsy-eyed,
Smiled down from her high couch in languid ease.
My love was deep and gentle as the seas
And rose to her as to a cliff the tide.
My own approval of each dreamy pose,
Like a tamed tiger, cunningly she sighted:
And candour, with lubricity united,
Gave piquancy to every one she chose.
Her limbs and hips, burnished with changing lustres
Before my eyes, clairvoyant and serene,
Swanned themselves, undulating in their sheen;
Her breasts and belly, of my vine the clusters,
Like evil angels rose, my fancy twitting,
To kill the peace which over me she’d thrown,
And to disturb her from the crystal throne
Where, calm and solitary, she was sitting.
So swerved her pelvis that, in one design,
Antiope’s white rump it seemed to graft
To a boy’s torso, merging fore and aft.
The talc on her brown tan seemed half-divine.
The lamp resigned its dying flame. Within,
The hearth alone lit up the darkened air,
And every time it sighed a crimson flare
It drowned in blood that amber-coloured skin.
Skin musk and honey, blood-red rose, orange blossom, white peach, red apple, frankincense and myrrh.
lex –
received as a frimp. a lovely bouquet of white, ethereal flowers. it’s light, but hardly unremarkable. shockingly enough, while perfumes that have rose in them read almost purely rosey on me, the wisteria comes through the most in this. I feel quite saintly wearing it!
MaggotParade –
Very light and herbally, floral with a tiny bit of incense. Brings up imagery of a beautifully lit up church in daylight. Or a meadow in the summer. Fairies. It’s a pleasant and summery scent.
As it dries, it becomes even softer and more pleasant. I’d wear this again.
sgtgwn –
Love the sandalwood with the floral overtones. One of my faves!
KatRampant –
Floral in bottle; something resinous and woody comes out upon application. The rose in this reminds me of dried flower potpourri. Dry, the sandalwood has swallowed the flowers entirely. This one is sharp and dry on me, with little to ground it. It’s almost painful. I may turn this into a room scent – it’s really pleasant, just not on my body.
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I received a frimp of this in my latest order. The frankincense and white sandalwood make this one of the few blends with florals really work well with my chemistry. Something in it reminds me of church incense in a very pleasant way. Also there are elements in the blend that remind me a bit of Hellfire. Light to medium throw, but lasts through the majority of the day. Lovely.