Fig Leaf
FIG LEAF
The scene – the Garden of Eden.
The characters – Adam and Eve.
The time – the very beginning.
The plot – quite hard to conceive.
For they are the first two people on earth.
Though, where they came from isn’t clear.
They obviously have no parents,
So I’m not sure how they got here.
They both have a sense of decency
And instinctively seem to know
That certain parts of the body
Should not be left on show.
And so they look around them
For something to hide their shame.
It hasn’t escaped their notice
That their bodies are not quite the same.
They find a convenient fig tree
And, much to their surprise,
The shape of the leaves is perfect
And it has them in their size.
They pick one for him and three for her,
I’m sure you can work out why,
And now they can pose for pictures,
No longer self-conscious and shy.
There are two things I always wonder.
I expect you have wondered too.
Did they wear one at the rear as well?
We never see that view.
And the other burning question,
That I’ve often dwelt upon,
Before the days of adhesives,
How did they fix them on?
4th April 2022
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