Shōu Sugi Ban

 

Sugar pine

Incense cedar

 

Pale as straw

Rich as amber

 

Caressed by flame

Transformed

 

Caramel, Cinnamon

Violets, Vetiver

 

Burnt pine

Charred cedar

 

Most gorgeous

Most elegant

 

Beautiful

Elevated

 

Like love

Endures

 

Shōu sugi ban