Question:“On the scent of a room”
On the scent of a room
Scent is the second wall of a room. It cannot be seen, yet the moment you enter it decides what kind of room this is. The scent of day and the scent of night are different.
Three descend. Choose one and keep it for a month. Scents vanish the more they are mixed.
- LavenderA scent for night. Sleep remembers it.
- SandalwoodThe scent of wood lingers, and the room grows quiet like an old house.
- Citrus, orange and lemonA scent for morning. The room wakes as if a window were opened.
In the temple at Delphi, the scent of laurel rose.