A Lineage of Advice

Musings of silent wisdom that echo
through us
after a walk in the woods
Something resinous and 
sweet

Like the smoke from Grandpa's pipe
tobacco 
long after he's gone

Or a waft of wood
pencil shavings left on the table

What lingers from the
ancestors
of blood or of wood

Notes:

Guaiacwood
Pencil shavings
Tobacco
Oud
Creamy vanilla