“The Snake Did it”
God’s
warning:
obey rules.
“No Red-Rum fruit,
fool!”
Snake
sneaky,
bending branch
rolled apple to
Eve!
Eve;
Adam’s
rib, shaken.
Her innocence
flown!
Eve’s
island
idyllic:
her paradise
gone!
(Japanese Lanterne Pattern: syllable count: 12341)
