High above he stands, beside the many

saintly figures fronting the cathedral’s

gothic tympanum, close by the window

called the rose, and looks astonished at his

own deification which placed him there.

Erect and proud he smiles, and quite enjoys

this feat of his survival, willed by choice.

As labourer in the fields he made his start

and through his efforts brought to full fruition

the garden God named Eden. But where was

the hidden path that led to the New Earth?

God would not listen to his endless pleas.

Instead, He threatened him that he shall die.

Yet Adam stood his ground: Eve shall give birth.