Eve Comments
Clad in the morning sunlight
Drifted I towards him
Knowing not what he was
Nor what I myself were.
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1) Franz Alexander, psychoanalyst and father of psychosomatic medicine, has opined that the apple that was offered by Eve to Adam is symbolic and could denote her . After Adam ate her fruit, the sense of shame…
The image I have shared here is the famous "APPLE POSE" of Jennifer Love Hewitt. I love too, Jennifer
What we should expect the First Man and his First Lady is the wildest love. But my words are limited.
I had posted a reply to the comments by Evelyn on this page. It has vanished. Fed up with ph…
Miss Grace 19 May 2022 04: 45 The poem beautifully describes the most oldest romantic story......
And the initiation of man (and of course woman) to carnal pleasures. For, it is man who searches and derives pleasure from (and indulges in) coitus. Other animals are driven by nature for reproduction
A charming depiction of the first man and first woman. I enjoyed this a lot.
It is a great pleasure always, to read your notes on the poems, Evelyn. Thank You.
I had posted replies to the notes of Kevin, Richard and LeeAnn. But all of them have disappeared. Oh My!
Thanks from the bottom of my heart to Dr Dillip K Swain for gracing this poem with a Five Star rating.
A great retelling of the christian biblical story, Eve is so often portrayed as a fool or a temptress, yet this work makes her more human. A fantastic retelling of the eden myth thank you for sharing.
Thank You Kevin. I am no authority on the stories of The Holy Bible. My friend Bri Edwards has pointed out a factual error in the story. Please read his poem Adam Et Al and you'll see.
An unique and very creative interpretation of history's very first romance. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Thanks for bringing it to my attention. Top marks!
Poet Menon, you have taken on a very difficult theme. And have handled it masterfully. When I read a poem, especially one with a difficult theme, I read it from my heart. Not from my mind. That makes it much easier to empathize with the writer of the poem. The mind sometimes is too analytical.
Wow! That is quite wonderful. Now I understand that in order to relish poetry, we need to read it by heart, not mind. That is a revelation, Richard. Thank You.
Bri's notes. Last stanza. "…. fear I knew not, for I knew no god." I do subscribe to the view of many learned people that God is a creation of Fear Of The Unknown.
The last stanza was not as clear to ME as I would have liked, and it may have been better, for me, to use two stanzas. It held promise. Overall I enjoyed the poem very much. bri : )
I opted brevity in the last stanza, after being unduly eloquent in the previous ones. That's all.
This caused me to nearly laugh: 'Though I wished he would.' // The last stanza threw me a bit, and it caused me to ponder; I HATE pondering! : ))) But overall I enjoyed the poem very much, you maniac! ! ! ! : )))))) bri
It is just primeval animal instincts that lead Eve and Adam here. Not the polished ‘LOVE' of a "cultured" man. We need to understand this.
I, maniac? I beg to differ Bri…. I think I am the only person sane enough. I think it is your fault, for you tend to read between the lines, between the words and even between the syllables.😀
'My eyes fell below his naval We were so different, yet so similar.' Eve is SO observant. And to where were Adam's (or was it George?) eyes directed? ?
It is Eve who is telling the story, Bri. Now it is your job to tell us the story of Adam… We wait..
'those on my bosom.' : 'those' refers to fruits of Eve's bosom? Yummy! 'cascadeing': drop the 'e', oops! I guess some surfaces of Moon are 'smooth', not all as I've heard. ;)
line 2: normally I'd use 'I drifted', but... line 4: I'd use 'was' always. stanza 5: part of it I question (cont, .)
Wow! Thank You, Bri. Line by line, you have analysed, cut and criticised. The errors and mistakes, I accept. Would correct. But, about the ‘smoothness' of moon's surface, I just borrowed the concept from Great Kaalidasa. Thank You.
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2) After Adam ate her fruit, the sense of shame and intelligence dawned on both of them as they knew their carnal desire for the body of each other, the pleasure of coitus and lusst for the first time.