Written in response to the prompt Friday Writings #236: Of Gardening and Living and Such…
Eden Gardens
Gardening, they say, began in Eden.
Is that what made me part of you? she asked.
Not the garden—temptation shaped our world.
A single fruit altered perfection.
Rational yields to temptation too soon.
Act for yourself. Apples bear no thorns.
“Gardening is not a rational act.”
— Margaret Atwood
A delicate and beautiful poem - Jae
ReplyDeleteA little masterpiece! I love the connected non-sequiturs (quite a feat!) and the contradictory wisdom of the last line.
ReplyDeleteA very clever and beautiful piece
ReplyDeleteNo good ever came from a rational act.
ReplyDeleteI am thinking whether rational mind awaits a temptation to be led astray or we can pin it down to the fruit. A very complex philosophical query laid down beautifully with simplicity.
ReplyDeleteI love the complexity of your gorgeous poem!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. Thank you for sharing. Thanks as well for your kind comment on my blog. My name is Linda, not Helen. It's okay, I sometimes make mistakes on names as well. I hope you have a lovely weekend. đ
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A lovely poem. Nice.
ReplyDeleteClever acrostic! Love your last line.
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