I saw you, upright and tall, <br />facing away <br />at a distance <br />on the bare sandy earth <br />in your flowing brown robe. <br /> <br />Your arms opened wide, <br />beckoning me <br />to come to you, <br />while you were facing away... <br /> <br />I could sense your kindness <br />and soft smiling eyes. <br /> <br />Is this truly an invitation? <br /> <br />I have spent a week wondering <br />why, <br />why were you <br />facing away? . <br /> <br />You reply, <br />answering only <br /> reality curves. <br /> <br />Now <br />I can see your radiating love <br />coming over the horizon, <br />circling the whole world, <br />embracing it, <br />pouring in <br />all around me. <br /> <br />Whatever way <br />you face <br />where ever I go, <br />your cloak is around me. <br /> <br />You are the scent of paradise <br />embracing everything.<br /><br />Ian Trousdell<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/awareness-you-are-the-scent-of-paradise/
