Paradise Lost in sonnet form
When Satan fell, defeated in the fray,
He vowed revenge, with viciousness and guile.
And graciously God let him go his way,
To make of Man's obedience a trial.
When Satan spoke seductively to Eve,
That fragile female ate the fruit, and fell,
And Adam, agonised, began to grieve,
So much in love that he was lost as well.
God, growing grumpy, drove them from the garden,
They bickered over who deserved the blame,
But soon repented, praying God for pardon,
He gave them garb to gown their naked shame.
Thus Adam, too besotted to say 'No,'
Brought death into the world and all our woe.
Sonnet by Carol Wyvill.
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