Friday, August 02, 2019

Parfum Secret


Take 1 fifth powdered tannis root,
Distill through mummy wrappings
Boil within a narrow lipped alembic
And reserve the dew, thus reconciled.

Take 1 fifth aromatic triffid oil,
The pure Russian if it can be obtained,
Shaken not stirred, with 1 gill
Black powder from the Pirates' supplier.

Take 1 fifth ghoul slaver (that is saliva)
Allowed to dry upon a silver salver,
Scraped up and cut with razor by moonlight,
Avoid the urge to cut with heroine.

Take 1 fifth gin flavored with the fruit
Of that contentious Tree of Good and Evil
If unavailable try Sipsmith's lemon drizzle,
60/40 to Tanquerry Sevielle.

Take 1 fifth lymph extract from an adult
Dwarf tapir, admixed to taste with black pepper,
White nettles, elderflower, and rue, and
Not forgetting Rosebay Willowherb.

Add into one precipitate, and whirl.
Tapping homeopathically as needed until potent.

Voila!   Charnel No 5.

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