Haze, or, Instead, Celestial Incense Clouds in the New Jerusalem
The smell of new mown grass is not a patch
On new mown hayfields. Beautiful perfume
Is not just beautiful perfume. No match
For Shalimar the newer scents presume
That they compete. That N° 5 (Chanel)
Is Number One in actuality.
Chanel and Shalimar are lords of smell
Divine, a Trinity Duality
Supreme above these would-be wonder scents
That trail along beneath those Holy Two,
These others in their hundreds worth just cents
Compared to Deathless Brands in noses’ view.
Distinctive ones like Blue Grass pass the test,
Well, nearly, but can’t reign Eternal Best.
~ Phillip Whidden