Immortal Tales

A synopsis of a veritable tome of
enchantment known by the literate
as the One Thousand And One
Nights? Simple: Beware the wiles of
womankind. One tale per night the
bewitching medium through which
Scheherazade kept boredom and death
at bay, her detailed recall of all she had
heard and read embellished, romanticized
compelling the Persian Shah to listen
and to find value in the melodious
fluidity of a born storyteller who
spoke of Djinns and malicious spirits
women were known to conspire with
to wreak their chaotic impact on
hapless men mesmerized by their beauty
and the ecstasy brought by their
exquisite bodies in intimate embrace.
Men, helpless to shield themselves
from the allure of female enticement
from the evil they plot with the aid
of their powerful allies. Nor do the
stories fail to detail the sinister impact
of Jewish corruption and wretched
inheritance of financial excesses as
much abhorred as their defiance of the
sacred Koran in spurning Islam. And
thus did the woman lure the regal
spirit of the man to spare her life.