Perfume From Eden Poem by Amitava Sur

Wonderful image of love, being so perfect yet unable to be held to our standards! It's breath-taking, exhilarating and an impossible possibility! A paradise of Eden within ourselves that not every one can achieve, it's as elusive as the mist upon the ocean! When we find it however, we can sense the Divine aromas of heaven! Totally love this poem so much said in so few words! Thank you for sharing, Amitava! RoseAnn

This is a poem of hyperbole, but the 2nd and 4th lines give us concrete images of how to yank these impossible experiences into our lives. In the 2nd line it's just a matter of stretching out our arms, grabbing and pulling in and close the desired object. If course, it may still slip free, but we'll try again - and again - and.... The 4th line gives us concrete proof that our visions are real because we can smell the aroma of the Garden - If paradise is that close to our senses, shouldn't we be able to realize our love? If course, this may all be illusory. That's not our issue. Ours is to prove we are worthy of such precious love. Then, we wait....