CASUS NOSTER [V]

COMMAND

the God came down and his face burned

mine (yours was more bright than

His, and you were left

unfazed)

His voice boomed through the garden

the birds flew up to the heavens

and the trees

shook violently until

their leaves trembled in the

echoes

simply then Adoshem looked at us -

His creations His children - to firmly

take His white hands to grasp the

bark of the Tree in his hand

He took a piece off, the crisping

noise echoing boldly through

the Garden, and He

sniffed

the fragrance made Him

flutter His eyes

and the Lord became one with

that Tree

He took our shoulders in His arms

and held us tightly

i feared Him but you

looked him in the eyes

and smiled swiftly and said

"what do You command of us,

Adoshem?"

He looked at you then at me (still

quivering) and said in His boomingness

"My likenesses, I bless you.

I have given you everything you

would ever need, and you now

have control over My Earth

and for that I must admit that I

am pleased with you both

for you have inherited My creation

and made it your own

with the beasts and the birds

and the lands and seas

and plants and trees -

all yours.

"you have even obeyed My command and

I see at night when I

look down upon you to see that you

are trapped within each other

I think you fruitful

and o how you shall multiply!

(though I reckon that you do not mind

because I made it such a sweetness

for you)

"but I must command just one more thing

of you that I know that you of human

breed can keep, as you are in

the likeness of My

Self

"refrain, My likenesses, to eat

from this Tree for which you

marvel

and keep your mouths

from the from the fruit

"I will not tempt you

with the sweetness contained

in the violet flesh

but most of all

I wish not to tempt you with what

this fruit holds within its seeds

and its core and its

soft soft flesh

for you cannot bear such things

in this garden

My darlings

"does this fit in your mind?"

i was left without words

but you looked at Adoshem

saying, "of course, my Lord."

"good."

and He ascended into Heaven again

the beasts crawling back to us

the birds returning to the trees

and the garden left alone, as if He

were never here