Empyreuma, Poem by Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide

Empyreuma,



(reuma as in rheumatism)
whose plural ends in -mata,
adjectives in -matic and -matical
and verbs in -matize and -matise,
is the acrid smell
of burned vegetable and animal substances
arising from such as your saucepan.
It covers their taste as well.

Saturday, December 10, 2016
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Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide
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