it smells like summer again
sunscreen,
and bug spray
your sweat on my tongue
it smells like autumn again
cinnamon,
and apple crisp
your scarf around my neck
it smells like winter again
firewood,
and hot cocoa
your cold fingers against my warm calf
it smells like spring again
rainfall,
and fresh flowers
our hearts grow back to each other
it smells like you again
hope,
and promised revival
we will change along with the seasons.
Chloé Bertrand is an English and Film major in her third year at Carleton University. She is a
lover of the arts, in all its many forms and hopes to continue nourishing her passion for writing
throughout the length of her academic career and beyond. She has previously been published
in the Ottawa Public Library’s Pot-Pourri anthology and Sumac Literary Magazine.