Rose and Saffron

Day 16: The RWP prompt is to free-write on a scent and use the images to start a poem. Smells evoke strong memories for me so I like this prompt--here are a couple of haikus inspired by it. Hope to use it for a longer work later...

Rose

Crushed, crisp-petalled bloom,

improperly preserved like

all those memories

Saffron

Pujaris marking

idols in yellow powder

Gentle scent of prayer