Into the Earth

 

 

Maybe

some stories are true.

though the earliest sources,

didn’t always agree.

 

 

Bent down,

 writing,

putting his finger,

into the earth.

 

Can we give him this?

The only time,

we see him so;

Katagraphen,

with his finger;

Dextalu,

Eis Ton Gen;

Into the Earth.

Art,

His Part?

But no,

they sought him,

when he was alone;

Monos,

and he was known,

to seek lonely places,

though never got,

but 40 days,

and even then had visits.

For a moment,

the Katagraphen,

the finger in the Earth!

And yet,

he wasn’t alone,

he had been to the Mount of Olives,

the night before,

in the morning,

he went to the Temple;

Ieson,

And the People;

Laos,

came to him,

and he,

Sat,

and began to teach;

Edidasxen.

What a moment!

The Teacher,

surrounded by ears,

Doing it!

And then,

CRASH!!!

“Hay! 

Look at this woman!

We caught her,

doing dirty things.

The Rule of Law,

cannot tolerate,

this sort of woman!

Since she must be punished,

tell us Rabbi,

what to do?

The Educated Men wanted to kill her,

this was really an Inquisition,

to test him.

Yet he bent down,

and put his finger,

into the Earth…

So here we are,

that moment,

the only time,

we see him,

make 

a little Art?

They kept at him with questions.

He stood up and spoke,

“The Most Aware among us,

has the honor,

of throwing the first Stone!”

And he bent down again,

and returned to,

sketching,

with his finger,

in the Earth…

 

The Elders left,

and then they all,

went home,

and then he was alone;

monos,

with the woman.

He looked up,

and asked,

“where did they go?

No one  wants to pronounce judgement?”

“No one, Lord!”

“I am not making a Ruling either: 

Go your way.

 Now try

to be watchful.”

 

And then he was alone;

monos.

 

 

A Reflection on the Pericope Adulturae;

from the Greek,

by R.A. Hull