CASUS NOSTER [VI]

SERPENT

the sun was hot that day

the trees were all unshadowed

as the sun blazed down that day

and our mouths were parched

aching for something to bathe our

desert throats

that Tree

at least its shade is something Adoshem

had not forgotten to forbid

as we lie the branches were cooling

so much so that i could feel the shivers

running down our backs

but we lie in each other

waiting for the sun

to fall and for the moon

to rise and light up our night

for love

then lo!

a gliding so soft that only our skin

could crawl as such

and when that hiss rang from the branches

o how did our fingers tremble!

the beast climbed down, a charming thing:

his grant chest out above us,

his only feature - he walked

not on legs but seemed to

float

gracefully

on his long, emerald tale

his skin gleaming (like the flesh of the fruit;

in fact, i could see the redness reflected

in his skin)

his tongue was smooth in his mouth

and his eyes wide

red (like the fruit) -

i wondered how all this red

could be allowed in a land

so green

his voice was smooth, scathing my ears

with sweetness

but yours were untouched

as he drew

closer

you grabbed my fleshy arm

and pulled

"come, i must till"

i nodded

meekly (as commanded)

as my eyes fell

once again

at the near-floating

Serpent

and his charmings