(Two Sonnets plus)
Oblivious-Eden
Now
here live the legends of Eve and death.
Where
toads and owls have found a place to live.
And
Adam, a monument to man’s demise;
Here no
man walks with pride.
Sonnet for:
Eden’s Woman
Love
denied her that thing it so desired.
Without
warning the gulf got narrower!
And
from her lips, apple-juice dripped, dark.
For the
moment, mindful pride shattered.
She was
after all, mere clay, subject to stay:
He was
man, all man, just man and then some.
She was
all woman, and unlike any soul.
Now she
had on her lips, an apple cold stain.
Then
she realized the significance…
He had
trembled, at the thought of her nerve:
Now a
vassal: of flesh, bone and soul, for Satan!
He
paused from his work, looked up at her mane.
His
arms flushed out to her, to her parse.
She had
indeed, brought heaven down to gaze.
Sonnet for
Adam Dethroned
At the
sound of her voice, love struck a blow—
Or
better, like a bell, struck deep from Hell.
Dethroned
by the netherworld; a hard blow.
In his
whirling brain, he loved hopelessly:
In that
moment of madness why did he?
It was
a way he could express his love!
The
lofty emotion he had felt for her.
It was
a love that comes to all lovers…!
It came
to him, in a whirlwind of fire.
For he
had never been in love before.
His
eyes like the sun, transfigured his face.
His
nakedness penetrated his brain.
He
remembered God had called him out,
Wondered
where he had gotten that apple.
End to: Eve’s, Eldritch Opus
