Adam
and Eve being unavoidably detained
Ask
and Embla, their Norse doppelgangers,
Were
pressed into service. Ask was made
From
an ash tree and Embla was an elm
Until
Odin thought human beings
Might
liven things up. Neither of them
Liked
apples. The snake argued with Embla
For
three solid hours, and left in a huff.
Michael,
Uriel, Gabriel, Raphael, Beburos,
Gabuthelon,
Zebuleon, Aker and Arphugitonos
Fared
no better. God finally intervened
Telling
Embla that all of History
Was
just sitting about, waiting to happen
While
being paid time and a half. Ask said
That,
for his part, he'd only eat apples
If
they'd been made into a nice pie.
He'd
appreciate some ice cream too;
Vanilla
with little specks would do fine.
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