Pistachio

Pistachio Perfume

A fragrance enhancer with transparent radiance that gives any perfume a certain, as the French say, “I don’t know what.”

A fragrance enhancer with transparent radiance.

Rain water in eucalyptus groves off Highway 1. Young green shoots, long spears, russet underbrush.

Rain water in eucalyptus groves off Highway 1.

The wild shrill of Black Francis coming through the radio in the August heat. Ripe fig, iris, coconut milk, tonka and dry blond woods.

Rock’n’roll station blaring summer figs.

The wild shrill of Black Francis coming through the radio in the August heat.

The night queen’s suspended bulbs in the hour of darkness, caked with spicy Ethiopian myrrh, cacao, currant, and dank Madagascar vanilla. 

New England swamp rose. Hidden thickets, brackish tides.

Jungle, humidity, snake plants, jazmín yucateco, crocodile by the cenote, shaded temple, limestone ruins. 