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Adam

Zodiacal Light

faintly glowing triangular in the night sky

in the eastern horizon

a blood moon is rising

quite specific

as she and the sun begin an elliptic

dance

as I, in a trance

remain ignorant to temptation

while the space dust

cast an aurora of doubt over

our bond of trust

 

Five daily prayers

tribes with different appearances

walking in pairs

laughing and chatting amicably

as another day in Paradise begins

for this, our earthly community

forged in blessed unity

 

As we made love last night

your apple tasted slightly bitter

I detected minute traces of cyanide

I wonder why

yet I need not ask for you and I

were born without the ability to lie

so come

Living One (Eve) let's alllow another glorious day

to pass by

as we become consumed by our shared intimacy

born as we are totally free

of temptation and Original Sin

 

The Manipulation

a new sensation

caused by your innocent curiosity

of a man resting peacefully

under the Tree

of Everlasting Life

you introduced yourself as my wife

he smiled

and complimented your aloe scent

yet spoke with an accent

unfamiliar in this

the confluence

of the Tigris and Euphrates

the Supreme's urgent missive

of a fallen Angel orginating in Hades

I blissfully ignored

while being consumed by the contours

of your Sepia pores

 

Living One

what is wrong ?

these screams at night you attempt to stifle

why does your menstrual cycle

now contain the blood of my blood

tainted with your bodily juices released

no worries in the least

I will consult the Supreme

by the way

did you hear the idle gossip

speaking of a man beast

making appearances at midnight

in the Garden of the Baptismal Fire?

 

Why is lightning striking

igniting

virgin spruce

it's as if the Supreme has no use

for New Birth

The Father speaks of a curse

beseeching me to memorize Chapter and Verse

I admit, with Him I was rather terse

for simultaneously

you were calling me

and to you I am forever devoted

 

I must inquire

Living One, why this morning the desire

for me to eat of this one apple when so many

grow in the garden

a panther slinks by

begging my pardon

I notice his usually warm greeting

has become hardened

Maybe one of his brood is feeling under the weather

I will visit them tonight with herbs

to make them feel better

together

you and I

fall to our knees for Evening Prayer

I sneak a glance and wonder why

you are not looking to the skies

why

the vacant stare

 

Once more you implore me

to sample this unique delicacy

is not an apple an apple

much like the grapes of wrath

growing wild on the vines

you whisper

we are running short of time

such blasphemy

by the Father's decree

you and I will live in the throes of our intimacy

for eternity

 

You speak to me of a Man beast

a beautiful being from the East of

our Eden

give your comprehensive reasons

as I contemplate the specter

of being on par with the Supreme

for so long I admit

it has been an inconvenient dream

Living One

your are my religion

my conviction

so I will ignore the Father's teaching

that no man doeth more evil

than in the pursuit of earthly Divinity

yes, today I choose to ignore contemptuously

such a banal homily

 

I take a bite

of the apple

instantaneously

 my conscience grapples

with my naivety

I have horrible images before me

of the Father's Son coming

and being pursued by your new man friend

during the Nativity

what have you done to me!

Alas

It doesn't matter

now we have tasted the bitter cider

from this tempting cup

we need to cover up

our nakedness

one question Living One

this rendezvous with the Fallen One

this tryst

did you not attempt to resist?

 

The sky instantly darkens

rumors of war begin

within

the Rainbow Coalition

men now separating their kin

from the various races in the Garden

beginning a mass Exodus

from this, our Sacred dust

and the God we trust

yes Living One

I am angry you succumbed to the Wicked One's lust

but still we must

stand togehter as one

for I've heard

whispered

the Accuser was once the Father's favorite Angelic son

 

Come Living One

it seems we have been shunned

by our once loving Father

no further apologies I need from you

why bother

we must face our future without security

but know I WILL NOT leave your side

and will glady pay the tithe

of certain death

rathaer than be bereft

of your loving embrace

still

for my life and its inevitable completion

I will never forget the taste

of the first apple laced

with traces

of cyanide

come ,

let us find shelter and hide

for I AM-DAMNED and can no longer speak the language

of the panthers, lions, cheetahs and hyenas

in the Garden of Good and Evil

 

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Thu, 03 Feb 2011 09:02:00 -0800 WITHOUT WORDS(WITHOUT A SONG) http://dgreaves.posterous.com/without-wordswithout-a-song http://dgreaves.posterous.com/without-wordswithout-a-song

Light

His work permit expired

it was time 2 leave paradise

he took with him

an apple slice

and a cup of juice

he thought about the truce

he had made with the muse

and wondered if anyone on earth 

could use

a man without words

separated from song

where do i belong

he asked 2 wordless skies

as a scroll of his

past sins and lies

were written in the clouds

once

he was so very proud

of the platitudes he received

now he was very much aware

of how much the snake deceives

he walked briskly

as the gates of heaven opened slowly

he bowed 

2 the houses of the holy

sepulchre and thorny crown

nothing profound

no more great speeches left 2 recite

just an endless night

and a man without words

separated from his song

where did i go wrong

he asked the vastness of empty space

took a swig of juice

and savored the taste

he thought

how many men are blessed 

2 even work a day in paradise

even when locked in

an inespacable vice

of a life

owned by the muse

maybe it was all a ruse

he thought cynically

and the only true friends

are those never meant 2 be

he was startled as he witnessed

jesus and the prophet muhammad

in a brotherly embrace

ah but he must chase

away the inspiration

4 upon being  sentenced 

2 the guilt of eternal damnation

he must return 2 earth

4 eternity

and remain a man without words

forever

separated from his song

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