Eating Fruit Of Truth

Eating Fruit Of Truth
© Surazeus
2023 09 12

While wandering with lazy pleasure of peace 
in verdant fields of paradise, where blooms 
reflect sweet rainbows of angelic choirs, 
I see blind Abdiel, with forlorn grace 
of humble solitude, by sparkling Pool 
of Prophecy play lyre of Mercury. 

When the rainbow-winged serpent of desire 
knocks ripe apple free with whip of its tail, 
that fruit of knowledge, borne by gravity, 
bonks blind Abdiel on his ponderous head, 
so with aggressive hand of stark insight 
he snatches it and eats it with delight. 

That same temptation, to which Eve succumbed, 
ambitious to gain knowledge of the gods, 
motivates blind Abdiel to consume 
forbidden fruit with bold intent to taste 
divine ambrosia that enraptures sense 
of mortals through epiphany of truth. 

With thunderous wrath of sudden lightning flash, 
sparked by conflict of rebellious desire, 
Michael teleports in bright beam of light 
from Throne of God to Pool of Prophecy, 
and glows before wingless angel who grins 
while munching apple from the Tree of Knowledge. 

Startled by loud booming voice of contempt 
accusative, expressed by Son of God, 
blind Abdiel stands, dropping fragile lyre 
among lilies, and bows before his wrath 
indicting him for eating fruit of truth, 
hands groping for his instrument of song. 

Then forth from eager crowd of listeners, 
stunned mute by accusation Michael hurls, 
Sariel shields blind Abdiel with heart 
of bold compassion to divert sharp words, 
declaring that by evil we know good 
for darkness contrasts pure beauty of light. 

The angel who is wise can apprehend 
alluring pleasures of those evil deeds, 
dangled as bait to lure weak-minded fools 
to take without giving in return, yet 
abstains, and prefers to perform good deeds 
with selfless concern to help other souls. 

Retrieving lyre of Mercury from lawn 
of remorse, Michael, with more gentle voice, 
accepts admonishment of Sariel, 
then places instrument of song in hands 
of blind Abdiel, who accepts with grace 
his apology of heart-felt compassion. 

Invited by the slyly grinning Sariel, 
Michael sits with large reverent audience 
of bright angels by Pool of Prophecy 
in vine-shrouded temple of marble pillars, 
who attend with affectionate respect 
while Abdiel sings of Paradise Lost. 

From Bower of Bliss in Garden of Eden 
sweet voice of blind Abdiel radiates 
divine insight into nature of man 
through epic tale of Lucifer the Wise 
who chose to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven 
and thus devolved to our serpentine state.