The man wants and is allowed to get this close to his wife. He longs to play with her breasts. That is as good as seeing clusters of grapes on the vine. So beautiful to see! He gets so close to her that he smells her breath. It is a scent that he enjoys, like when you smell the scent of an apple when you hold it close to your nose.
8 I say I will climb the palm tree and lay hold of its fruit. Oh may your breasts be like clusters of the vine, and the scent of your breath like apples,