Laying on a blanket
feeling warmth on my skin
surrounded by flowers
flowing in a slow wind
Relaxed and content
suddenly there is an odor
a peculiar perfume
seemingly over my right shoulder
It’s questionable
whether the smell is from a flower
seems a bit bitter
and having somewhat of a power
I postulated probably an animal
spooked by ghost
appearing as a shadow
difficult to diagnose
Odor getting stronger
as a pernicious skunk appears
running over my blanket
filled with fear
Escaping into the flowers
now drenched in his spray
eyes and skin burning
like from a laser ray
Grabbing cold water from my cooler
dousing my body and head
the smell is putrid
like the decaying dead
Standing up
searching for clean air
misting rain begins to fall
answer to my prayer
Wind and rain cleansing the meadow
as I pick up my things
walking toward home
with an odor that clings
Cleansing myself and belongings
holding no malice toward the skunk
hoping next time in the meadow
I will have better luck
copyright 2023 Debbie Pierce
https://fivedotoh.com/2023/02/08/fowc-with-fandango-perfume/
Piper's Adventures 
I hope this didn’t really happen to you! Fun poem though. 🙂
Thank you. No, this poem was just a fun part of my imagination. Thanks for reading. Have a wonderful day!
Very good 🙂
Thanks for sharing your poem. Anita
You are welcome. Thanks for reading. Have a wonderful day!
Oh dear……
Thanks for reading. It’s all good. Animals have a wonderful way of getting our attention. Have a wonderful day!
Ten stanzas; twenty couplets; forty lines, 250 syllables… This lingers… Hey, it is funny, when it happens to someone else. I have never been skunked, but I have been sprayed by a mink, and it is almost as debilitating, and embarrassing when one has to undress on the back porch and sprint to the showers, knowing his favorite blue jeans and tee shirt are about to be burned at the stake… I have skunks in my neighborhood. I will be watching out, especially hard, over the coming days. I do not want this to happen to me. I don’t want to be skunked.
I agree. It is funny when happening to someone else. Animals have such unique ways of protecting themselves. Thanks for sharing about the mink. Life can be so entertaining at times. Thanks for reading. Have a wonderful day!