Once Tempted

laying
looking
for a rainbow

in Eden's garden
my snake finds
a forked tree

standing before me
sap running down
her branch

tempting me
to take
a taste
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Faulkner Avatar
June 16, 2019 at 4:31 PM
The temptation of the forbidden fruit, hard to resist...
Connelly Avatar
June 16, 2019 at 6:09 PM
Even more forbidden then you might think. Thanks Michelle.
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