"Why did I flinch? I loved you. And in the downpour laughed"

"The Mad Scene" - James Merrill | a concoction | Soft Services Theraplush "Hold"

"come again, even in November,"

"Little Prayer in November" - Lee Rudolph | Olipop Crisp Apple | Burberry Women

"I never knew the earth had so much gold—"

"Feuerzauber" - Louis Untermeyer | Piri Naturel Weißburgunder | Les Jardins Français de l'Officine Universelle Buly Huile Antique Patate Douce de Caraïbes et Carotte d'Afghanistan

"As though he had got nowhere but older."

Odysseus - W.S. Merwin | Black Cherry Boylan's with espresso | Coffee shop

"I'll get better"

September - Kyla Jamieson | Diet Coke with bitters and lime | Tea-forward scents

"and think how great it is to live and die on earth"

The Why - Alex Dimitrov | Iced cafe slushie | Osea Vagus Nerve Pillow Mist

"sense, haven't you asked for it"

Self-Portrait as an Angel - Akwaeke Emezi | Trader Joe's Something Spritzy | unscented

"people live here"

Sunday's Empire - Peter Gizzi | Alileo Wines Zibibbo Macerato | unscented

"you will have to choose."

Tree - Jane Hirshfield | Mofawar | D.S. & Durga Coriander