Rainbow Apple
Inscribed to the fairest of all
Eris’s golden apple unleashed discord
At the wedding of sea nymph and mortal
Cast a spell of contention on Olympus
Unleashing strife and conflict and dispute.
Eris’s golden apple unleashed discord
At the wedding of sea nymph and mortal
Cast a spell of contention on Olympus
Unleashing strife and conflict and dispute.
The Trojan war fought for fair Helen
Foreseen in the race for the golden apple
Aphrodite won the apple with a promise
Placing beauty above wisdom and wealth
Paris fell for beauty, love and lust.
Foreseen in the race for the golden apple
Aphrodite won the apple with a promise
Placing beauty above wisdom and wealth
Paris fell for beauty, love and lust.
Painted on the ceiling of Sistine Chapel
Eve clings to a golden fig in the Garden
The apple not the forbidden fruit for Angelo
The Temptation and Fall not of an apple
Newton’s apple fell to the ground.
Eve clings to a golden fig in the Garden
The apple not the forbidden fruit for Angelo
The Temptation and Fall not of an apple
Newton’s apple fell to the ground.
Come summer, under the ripening sun
Branches bend with the heaviness of apples
Golden yellow, red delicious and crunchy green
Tempting to bite and drown in its nectar
To pluck truck loads for the cider press.
Branches bend with the heaviness of apples
Golden yellow, red delicious and crunchy green
Tempting to bite and drown in its nectar
To pluck truck loads for the cider press.
Not on Mount Olympus or the Garden
Not a contention or a transgression
But celebrating the flow of communication
The curved Rainbow apple of Steve Jobs
Invades our homes to win the race.
Not a contention or a transgression
But celebrating the flow of communication
The curved Rainbow apple of Steve Jobs
Invades our homes to win the race.
—Jameela Begum