A pin was dropped
Mortals heard the sound, rushed in droves
At the meeting with the immortal, they popped
With tempers as hot as stoves

Yes she was caught in the very act
Red handed, in fact pants down
With a man she made no marital pact
Against the laws guiding the land

She stood before the group
As stones and stoners abound
Ears tuned, the immortal with a stoop
And he began to write on the ground

The Law of Moses mortals quoted
That she ought to be stoned to death
It was a trap and the immortal noted
And his fingers danced on the earth

His silence placed their trap in a bin
He stooped to conquer the questions thrown
Finally he said, HE WHO IS WITHOUT SIN
CAST THE FIRST STONE

To the tongue in their minds, his words were lime
So sour to those fuming to pelt
They departed one at a time
And to stony hearts, those words were felt

And the immortal was still writing on the sand
He straightened up and the whole place was cleared
Not condemned, she alone on the stand
GO AND SIN NO MORE he declared.