Mosquito Repelling Incense - a Haiku study

 Inspiration can come from anywhere - including enjoying not being bitten by mosquitoes!

Incense - my muse

 

Noxious tendrils waft

Whining vampires finally flee

Peaceful coffee time

Together like straw

Separately like fence posts

Alive as glowing coals

Ashen tops orange

Black descends a tan rope

Only a stick remains

Old hands teach new

mix, grind, age, dry, dip, roll, mold

Ancient knowledge burns

Stunted forest

Hallmarks of bygone picnics

Will be tossed aside

~ Parz