A poem records emotions and moods that lie beyond normal language, that can only be patched together and hinted at metaphorically.
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We live on the leash of our senses.Diane Ackerman
A flower's fragrance declares to all the world that it is fertile, available, and desirable, its sex organs oozing with nectar. Its smell reminds us in vestigial ways of fertility, vigor, lifeforce, all the optimism, expectancy, and passionate bloom of youth. We inhale its ardent aroma and, no matter what our ages, we feel young and nubile in a world aflame with desire.
Diane Ackerman
Everyone admits that love is wonderful and necessary, yet no one agrees on just what it is.
Diane Ackerman
Hit a tripwire of smell and memories explode all at once. A complex vision leaps out of the undergrowth.
Diane Ackerman
Look in the mirror. The face that pins you with its double gaze reveals a chastening secret.
Diane Ackerman
Look into the mirror. The face that pins you with its double gaze reveals a chastening secret You are looking into a predator's eyes.
Diane Ackerman
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