C is for Cain

Cain

Genesis 4:1-15

One evening after the sun had gone west

Adam and Eve thought about turning in

The day had been long, not one of his best

Maybe a shower would be right for him

Eve came up with an idea that might work

Not a thing about this Adam wouldn’t like

She would rub all of his muscles that hurt

Maybe an interest in her she might spike

With the lights down low and a log on the fire

Glass of champagne and a few soft satin sheets

Thoughts of delight these things should inspire

She would feed Adam with his favorite treats

Her plan worked well and truly did the trick

A night of romance filled with physical delight

Their passion for each other rattled the bricks

They made sweet love all through the night

Lo and behold a few weeks had gone by

Eve began to feel sick and added a pound

She went to the doctor to find out why

Since so many changes seemed to abound

It didn’t take the doctor long to discover

What all the new things seem to point to

Gently he told her, Eve you will be a mother

Yes a little baby is coming to visit you 

She went home to tell Adam this latest news

She wondered what he would say to all of that

Adam was happy and began to watch her cues

He believed he was now ready to step up at bat

Time came and Eve delivered a baby boy

Cain they called him, a man from God

He brought to all around him great joy

He was a man of the earth a man of the sod 

Once again the pitter-pitter patter of little feet

Came knocking at the door of their small home

And soon they would have the chance to greet

Another bundle of joy living under their dome

His folks named him Abel and he kept sheep

Cain worked the ground and raised their food

This little family seemed to love very deep

Blessings abounded and it all seemed so good

In the process of time Cain worshipped with fruit

Taken from the ground where he labored hard

Abel gave a sheep from the flock and the shute

With the fat of the animal before it was lard

The Lord had great respect of Abel and his gift

But Cain he despised and had in him no pleasure

This very thing seemed to create such a great rift

Cain was very proud of his newly offered treasure

God said to Cain, “Why are you so sad today?”

“If you were to obey each part of my direction

I would be pleased to hear what you had to say

And I would accept your treasured selection

Cain did not heed the word of the Lord

He grew angry and hated his brother

In the field he took hold of his sword

And killed Abel bereaving his mother

The Lord said to Cain, “Where is your brother?”

Cain’s reply was calloused and very cold

“Am I my brother’s keeper? Or of any other?”

He was brash with the Lord and foolishly bold

Now a worn granite stone is all that remains

Of poor Abel, Adam and Eve’s second son

Cain has been cursed a vagabond in the rains

He became a fugitive for what he had done