Thursday, October 19, 2006

sounds and smells

they call it nostalgia,
yes that is what they call it.
trigerred by the sounds and smells in our environment
why even the weather
winter, summer, spring, fall,
rain, sun, wind,
all of these are intricate reminders of experiences.

life is all about human relationships
we thrive in both having and lacking relationships
when we have it we run
when we dont have it we seek it out

memories, some of them pleasant
others horrid
but none occured in isolation, rather
they occurred in some season and weather
and with some sight, sound and smell

winter a depressing time and it comes again
more like a period for reflection when
all are huddled in their burrows with their closest
winter probably more entwined with smells and sounds
lack of activity and often intense pulses of activity
make these associations stay

the isolation of winter increases human emotions,
causing people to fall in love, marry and reproduce
failing the winter the lonesome seek their mates in spring
when all is in bloom and food in abundance
reproduction and courting are at their peak

how psychology is nothing more than modified biology
perfect for people living in the harshness of tundra.
sitting in a cafe the temperature down
sipping a latae
observing the seasonal change of fashion
the music reflects the coming melancholy
the warmth of the day's sun will last only so long

winter the smell of hot coffee
sound of community cheer and melancholy music
sight of lovers and love lorn