The Apple

Eve handed Adam a large 'Granny Smith' apple,
from The tree of Knowledge, be careful of evil,
but lo, maybe it was really a 'golden delicious,'
should have been more cautious of being pernicious.

Couldn't have been a 'crab' apple, grows on a hedge,
Adam thought that he was being given a privilege,
maybe it was 'cortland' that was name of the game,
although that sounds like an ethnic christian name.

I remember the 'bath' apple which was a bit furry,
eating one a day, mom said, was supposed to heal me,
coxes orange pippin were a delight to get your teeth in,
no hint of future peril or any nasty disaster happening. 

It didn't make any difference, the dye was really cast,
no one would believe anyway when they looked in the past.