don't feel like writing a poem,
instead, I will light the incense-burning vessel
filled with myrrh, jasmine, and frankincense,
and the poem will grow in my heart
like the flowers in my garden.
- student of Hāfez
خواجه شمسالدین محمد حافظ شیرازی
خواجه شمسالدین محمد حافظ شیرازی
15h century AD
Perfumery and Ritual: The Use of Incense, Flowers, Distillates, and Aromatic Objects in Asia. Workshop took place at Universitat Heidelberg click here
incense peppermint click here
Nathaniel Musselman incense crafter click here
smells so good click here
photos: Fallen Leaves and Trail Lura Astor
