33 responses to “That spice”

1. Clever word and idea weaving, Bjorn. With the images, at first it appears that the sin was carnal acts, but we know that Adam and Eve committed the sin of kissing an apple from the tree of knowledge, which was forbidden by God.

   • They received the two contradictory commands to multiply and not eat from the fruit of knowledge which taught them how to multiply.

     • Oh really!? They were commanded to multiply also? I do need to brush up on the commands of God I guess 😉 That makes it even more impossible to please the overlord which plants an idea of inadequacy in the minds of humans. A toxic seed if there ever was one (no offense to Christians, just my personal opinion.)

     • ”Go forth and multiply… you can’t stay here”

2. Interesting take on this.

   • Thank you

3. Love where you went with this one, Bjorn.
   “Always afterwards
   they tiptoed,
   figleafed far away —
   shy and shunned;
   fallen
   for figmental vice”

   “Figleafed far away”….as in outside the garden of Eden, but still so early in humanity there were no clothes so they wore what they wore in Eden. And then “figmental vice” — were they doomed from the start? What would have happened if they’d not committed the figmental sin?!?!
   Wondering if when you saw the word “figment” for the prompt your head went right to “figleaf” and then the jump to Adam and Eve? Funny how words do that to us.

   • Exactly… the fig in figmental made me jump into that myth

4. This is gorgeously rendered, Bjorn! Wow! I especially admire the image; “that spice forever scorched on skin.” 💙💙

   • Yes… it may really burn.

5. Aside from the classical tale itself there is that hue of irony which gives just the right tone..

   • The irony is there… and in reality I think there are so many layers of irony in the tale that has been misunderstood and misused for nefarious purposes.

     As for your poem, you painted that chilling moment of waiting where you are getting ready knowing that it may happen or not.

6. loved the use of the pprompt word here .

   • Thank you… there are so many figments out there.

7. So clever how you made the leap from “figleafed” to figmental — A natural one, come to think of it!

   • At first I wondered what to do with fig mental. but couldn’t come up with anything.

8. ha – you traveled back in time – love the use of figleafed far away. You found the perfect image to accompany your spice filled poem.

   • It was a fun prompt as always.

9. I smiled as I read this – excellent as always!

   • *grin*

10. “figleafed” Nice one!!!

    much🤍love

    • Thanks

11. I thoroughly enjoyed “figleafed far away.”

    • It was what started my thought process.

12. “shy and shunned;
    fallen
    for figmental vice
    but, oh so nice”

    Great use of the word. What a great poem about Adam and Eve. I really like this perspective.

13. Excellent Björn. The classic tale of Abbot and Castello… no, I mean Laurel and Hardy, …er, no…Bert and Ernie… no no that’s not right either, mmmmm, oh yeah, I remember, Burns and Allen. 😀

14. You managed to make good old Adam and his Eve seem wonderfully alive, with all those human and wickedly wonderful sensations/feelings. Loved it.

15. A very interesting take on ‘figment’.

16. I like the creative verbing you do in this excellent retelling of that famous fig leaf story.

17. You can never go wrong with a properly placed fig leaf …. understated but just the right touch for a garden party!

18. Clever play on “figment” with this one! Love the fluid verse form as well.

19. Nice version of the “Figleaf Story”. Next fig tree I see I may relate back to your writing.

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20. Clever writing here, Bjorn!

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