Wheelie bins stink like crazy in this warm weather, now they're emptied only fortnightly (where I live, anyway)... but I wouldn't say that particularly reminds me of the past. There's lots of scope with this one, though.
Jayne
The Oldie Competition
by Tessa Castro
Competition no 193
Recent muggy days have brought out stronger smells, some of which I found reminded me of the past. So please write a poem called ‘A smell recalled’.
Maximum 16 lines. Send your entries in by post (The Oldie, 65 Newman Street, London W1T 3EG) or email
comps@theoldie.co.uk to ‘Competition No 193’ by Friday 21st August. Don’t forget to include your postal address.