A few perfumes have disagreed
With me; from their notes lists I found
The culprit, or so I believed.
Cardamom, I wrote with a frown.
But this cool spice kept showing up
In fragrances I loved and liked.
The evidence became enough
To convince me it was maligned.
As I got to know it better
In food, in drink, and on its own
I realized with joy unfettered
That cardamom is friend, not foe!
So… what, then, was the guilty note?
Another popular spice: clove!
Nose Prose 
Wonderful poem!! I love cardamom. I once made a vanilla bean and cardamom body oil which I shared with family and friends.
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Thanks! Your vanilla bean and cardamom body oil sounds delicious.
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🙂 I smiled reading your poem.
Neither spice is my favorite in either food or perfume, but I can do both in both if it’s the right amount and combination.
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A cute resolution to a spicy problem.
Clove – dental pain & mouthwash or glorious carnation. I’m never sure which one I’ll get. A rare note now as the aromachemical is allowed in only homeopathic doses now.
Turn the clock back & original & 80’s Opium has a bucketful, so does Guerlain Terracotta Voile d’Ete. A carnation bomb!
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