Poetry Jam: Temptation

This week's Poetry Jam has Mark Bagman and Butler as our guides, and the theme is Temptation! In my poetry stash, I discovered these two poetic statements which allude to the Adam and Eve story, so I thought they would be appropriate. They were written to bring awareness of feminine perspective, so prepare yourself. 

Apple Trees by Olbinski

Expression

Muck and mire:

Source of life

truest milk coagulates

to form original temptation.

Little men who have bitten

the fruit of the Tree

claim

it’s simply a rape,

blame

it on a few Voices of Eve.

Feminine sources

of life- soul- strife,

open your breasts

to express

the mellifluous flow

of Divinest Truth. 

Jeanne I. Lakatos  2008

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Fallen Apple*

I am the fallen apple.

Ripe with ardor,

I drop from provisional support

and roll into fertile mire

of fecundity, ignominy.
Temptation.

I’ll not rot in isolation. 

Jeanne I. Lakatos 2009

* You can read a post about this poem, iconic realism and hear Billie Holiday sing Strange Fruit on my other blog HERE.

Currently, I am covered with poison ivy literally from head to toe, so below is a quick haiku on what I am truly tempted to do right this minute:

Temptation brought on by Poison Ivy
incessant itching
I'll kill each wretched vine
or stay inside 'til autumn

Jeanne I. Lakatos   2011