mmmm s m e l l

i guess because it was such a long winter

with darkness, sniffles, plugged ears and no taste,

my senses seem so acute right now.

i know you probably know that the sense of smell

triggers more memories than sight.

 i feel like i've been hidden away for a long time

and i've just come out and the smells are

pulling memories of my childhood that

i didn't even know i had.

no big deal memories.

just little magical memories. impish memories.

like i'm a kid inside this old body.

oh-btw- i found out yesterday, i'm only 56.

ever since my birthday, i thought i was 57.

i can't tell you what it meant to me to know

i was younger than i thought.

have you ever seen a magician make someone disappear?

it kinda felt like that.

anyway, how about the smell of grass and clover.

how about the sweet fragrance of sheets on the line and

wild roses and lilacs and dirt.

i wonder if we'll smell in heaven? haha-i mean have the sense of smell.

maybe it'll be the most beautiful

fragrance

beyond our imaginations

and so familiar it'll make us feel safer than we ever felt.

 i bet the Lord smells good.