Paradise

Where is paradise?

Is it a place on earth? Is it a space in thought?

Can we travel there in a jet? Can we find it among friends and family? Or in the presence of a special friendship?

Is it a place we find in aloneness? On a mountain? In a cinema? In a crowd? On a beach?

Is it somewhere far away? Not here. Not now. Not me.

Is it ephemeral? Elusive? Unattainable?

Is it fleeting? Is it confined to a certain time or place? Back then. Over there. When…

Is it a feel? Sometimes felt?

What and where is paradise?

See Miscellany 118: 25—119: 1

Julie Swannell