His innate nature being stoic and astute <br />he kept his nose inside gigantic books most days, <br />but when she tempted him with her forbidden fruit <br />he first averted with finesse her loving gaze. <br />He wore a badge beneath his shorts that stated chaste <br />it was a pledge of sorts but mostly lethargy, <br />and when he nodded and went down to have a taste <br />it was the nectar of the Gods and he was free.<br /><br />Herbert Nehrlich<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/her-nectar-2/
