The river flows wantonly
The green is
Luscious
On the other side..
I feel suspended in
Indecision-
Do I take the plunge?
On Judgement Day,
If the scales tip against me,
I can only ask -
'Why did You make temptation so strong?
You made me - and You knew
I was only human.'
13 April, '83
So that the fault lies in the creation…we are faultless, interesting, the words like Wanton and green luscious truly define the theme of temptation and original sin, the apple [disobedience] being the cause of these activated desires, your lines give the glimpse of the metamorphosis of creation….. Abha
Reminds me of that joke - 'I can resist everything but temptation'. Love the words you use. 'Wantonly' is very appropriate to the message of the poem. Of course, we need to know whether you plunged? ! Fx
Reminded me of a riverside...., very expressive, humans cant resist temptaions at times, good write typical of your style
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Love the way you plunge into indecision and as Flora Gillingham has said, wantonly couldn't have been better placed. to dive into indecision of knowing there is a hand to hold is never a temptation we afford to miss do we? Deep down we know, we are ready with a sweet accusation that makes the plunge more tempting Thanks for the experience.