painting by Kari Christensen
Serpent Seed
“The Serpent mated with Eve, in the Garden of Eden,
and the offspring of their union was Cain”.
--from the Gnostic Gospel of Phillip.
Eden
was First Garden,
for a time,
until Eve learned
to speak Parseltongue,
and decided
to partake
of forbidden fruit.
She bit off
more than
she could chew.
Women
started off
with a bad reputation
from the Get.
But.
in my life,
women rule.
Glenn Buttkus
Quadrille at 44 words.
Posted over at d'Verse Poets Pub
They ruled then as well... alas men only learned to use his fist to conquer the woman... there must be a better way...
ReplyDeleteWell done, Glenn!
ReplyDeleteThis is incredibly potent!💝 I love the inclusion of "Parseltongue."
ReplyDeleteSo clever, Glenn. I guess I believe that the team approach to decision making works best and if only Eve had consulted her man...
ReplyDeleteI am chuckling at your post here, Glenn. I reread the Harry Potter series this summer - for the third time. And we just finished last night, watching all the movies....so seeing that Eve speaks Paseltongue in Eden....just perfection! :)
ReplyDeleteI've misses reading your posts lately? Hope all is okay with you, my friend.
PS: I've always hated snakes!
Ah, I was wondering when someone would incorporate the Garden of Eden and Eve! You did this marvelously, Glenn. I enjoyed the themes incorporated here; they evoke a sense of power. A fantastic take on the prompt. You write beautifully, as always.
ReplyDelete...gospel as written by a man. I appreciate your appreciation for the female spirit, Glenn. Your poem brings to mind one of Tom Robbins' books, "Skinny Legs and All." There is a passage in their about Salome that brought it to mind.
ReplyDeleteThanks for acknowledging the struggle from the beginning.
ReplyDeleteNice one, Glenn - I love your irreverant humour here.
ReplyDeleteI was also wondering if someone would write about this garden. In my opinion, men fearful of women wrote them as weak and susceptible to evil. I won't go on a rant though. 😏 I'm glad women rule in your life.
ReplyDeletereally appreciate your nod to women and HP!
ReplyDeleteIt is said over here that if those first two were First Nation ppl we would be a sinless society coz they would have left the apple and eaten the snake ...
Nice take on the prompt.
ReplyDeleteThat image is startling and fidgive me your poem gave me a chuckle 😁😁😁
ReplyDeleteHappy Wednesday
Much✏love
Marvelous work, indeed, Glenn. Salute.
ReplyDeleteI have heard it said that men think they are the head, but women are the neck that turn the head! Strong women have made their mark in the world over time. Great poem Glenn!
ReplyDeleteBeware of the language of serpents. You had me smiling a bit on this one and I don't seem to smile much anymore. Thank you for that.
ReplyDeletethe last stanza puts a smile on my face. amazing!
ReplyDeleteNice, tightly woven story. Enjoyed reading it.
ReplyDeleteyour ending made the woman in me chuckle. a good one!
ReplyDeleteAnd the moral of that story is, if you're going to defy God, don't count on your wuss of a partner to back you up.
ReplyDeleteI love that you started with the garden of Eden and ended with the present.
ReplyDeleteI knew someone was going to take on Eden when I saw the prompt. '...from the Get'. I adore that you capitalized "Get" for that truly was the beginning. I smiled at Parseltongue; the modern applied to the ancient. There are some in the patriarchy who like to site Eve as the reason the world is no longer run through the matriarchal power. I have watch some grown men turn oh so meek when Mama calls them by their full name in a certain tone and grin knowing we still rule indeed.
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