Garden Party

The Tree of he Knowledge of Good and Evil (art by akatsuki-blast)

inebriated

unsatiated

fated

hated

outdated

highly debated

newly sentenced and incarcerated

clouds gathered in an indisputable quorum

thunder rattled

lightning flashed

time came to an unexpected stop and crashed

mountains were brought to their mighty knees

two people did as they damned well pleased

eating bittersweet fruit from an unfamiliar tree

coaxed by a dulcet ophidian

not for heaven's sake

a harvest fermented

an eternity cemented

naked and besotted

a tree twisted and knotted

souls rotted

temptation showing

knowledge of things they had no business knowing

why was this arbor there, growing

an instant for blindness to see

a misguided attempt to be all that they thought they could be

introducing iniquity

to both you and me

Reviews

[barleygirl]

Your imagery pops off the page in dynamic profusion. Your wordplay is humming along quietly in the background, a sturdy dancefloor under this garden party (((HUGS)))

[Pete]

wow. thanks. must've been a great party but not one that i would want to attend - bad hangover that never goes away ... :)

[Carlos Lorenzo Estrada]

An amazing poem and analysis of the origin tale of good and evil; the tree of knowledge which bore the fruit of or demise and mortality. A very eye opening and illuminating piece. Great job Pete I really enjoyed reading this poem of yours.

[Pete]

thanks carlos. careful what you plant ... :)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

And they are our long lost relatives...

and does a tree like that grow in Brooklyn?

very clever play on words.
j.

[Pete]

thanks j. i guess there's the weeping beech tree in flushing, queens and the magnolia grandiflora in bed stuy, brooklyn - neither fruit-bearing but their presence is known ... :)