Written by Keti Zasheva:
"It was the night that came upon the land of Eden
And covered its nature with a dark veil of the unknown
All colors were now void and only the moons light was shining
Then Eve woke up
Something was moving in the shadows of the vines
A crunching sound of the leaves and a slithering entwinement between the grapes
It then fell silent
Unusual for Eden
She got up and peered from behind a tree
Something was pulling her to go to the vines
As a humble yet wondrous whisper hung around the air
A static like pulse of the unknown creations voice
A primordial voice from the depths of the plant then said “closer”
It was quiet, and somehow nurturing but it seemed off
Something was off
This wasn't God
She stood in front of the vines
The cold light illumined an animal hidden within it
'twas a slimy snake beckoning to her
She came closer
“What are you?” She said
“The Bearer of Knowledge”
A pause of the present static atmosphere
“Has God indeed said you shall not eat of the fruit of knowledge of good and evil?”
“If we do eat, God said we shall surely die”
The wind rustled the leaves of the vines
The snake was perfectly camouflaged between it
“He knows that when you eat, you shall become like Gods, you shall not die”
Was Eve to believe these words?
Not knowing of lies yet, she believed
“Look at the fruit, is it not beautiful?” the snake asked
“It is cast in shadows, I cannot see it”
“Even in shadows it smells divine, liken to the fruits in heaven.”
Written by Jeremy Garner:
Here she finds him in the night
And in the glint of shadowed light
This ever-cunning serpentine
Is willing her to take the bite
And with a moonlit silver tongue
Half-hid in vines of sweet delight
Where hissing words of secret rhyme
Within the plant in which he hides
Bring shadowed veiled mist to rise
And as he slithers into sight
To offer grapes in sacred sign
To this presence of the night
Something whispers from inside
Nervous yet she knows not why
With one more step into the light
Voice of warning in her mind
What is there left to find?
Bring vision to the blind
Voice enchantment, line by line
Seeking blood as red as wine
Nurturing words of the divine
Secret angel shining bright
Karmic love is wrought in time
Upon these mysteries of the night
So hear the heart of wild cries
As the wind sneaks through the vines
This fruit will make us surely die
God said we'll surely die!
“Nay, ye shall not surely die!
I hold the knowledge of your plight,
'tis I who rules the Afterlife,
The truth they robe in lies
I am the otherworldly guide
If you come with me to my domain,
I will rob you of the pain,
That eating this may bring.
I will bear your burden on this earth,
Our temporary fall from birth,
'til disembodied spirits come
To follow me beneath the sun
In hidden lands I'll guide you well
Therein to find the Tree of Youth
You'll meet immortal faerie folk
Who only seek to speak the truth
You'll be as gods, know wrong from right,
There is no reason to deceive
So if you take this poison bite
You'll bring true light,
To night of Eve.”
credits
from Hermes - Vol. I (2022),
released October 6, 2022
Contains narration of a short story written by Keti Zasheva.
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