Eden, Revisited

Well, it's been written
Eve plucked the apple--
surely then it follows,
she's the one to blame.

But wait, Adam ate
the forbidden fruit--

doesn't he deserve to share
condemnation for the crime?

Still, many will say,

it's all on the bloody serpent--
if not for him
we'd yet be in Eden.

Truthfully, I think
the wisdom of our being
is simply this--
deceit lies deep inside our lines.

Ken e Bujold

©2022

Reviews

[W. Barrett Munn]

I would venture, then, that you advise scribbling outside the lines. As that is where the most interesting aspects of life lie, I would agree. Many answer found there, too.
Winston

[Ken e Bujold]

indeed they are. Thanks for the review my friend
Ken e

[Chris Shaw]

Ha! A most enjoyed return to the thoughts of Eden. Pleased to see that Eve doesn't get all the blame. Such a good poem Ken.

Chris

[Ken e Bujold]

well Chris, behind every great woman is a man who just eat's whatever is put in front of him :)

[Chris Shaw]

Funny:)...........

[Montag]

Sinfully good.

I wanted the above to be the entire review but the software requires more characters. ??

Nice work, Ken.

[Ken e Bujold]

thanks for the kind review montag

[carl]

This is really an nice piece of work. I taught Bible in high school for years and this would have been a great resource to have used. Think you captured an element not often admitted. Well done for sure.

[Ken e Bujold]

thank you carl

[JD Major]

Satirically delicious!
JD

[Ken e Bujold]

Glad you enjoyed the fruit of my morning's labor. A tad low hanging, I admit, but did give a sly smile when composing it.

Ken e