FALLEN APPLE CUISINE

 

I watched a family gather

The apples under a tree…

At my Pastor’s house I wondered

If that would do for me.

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One wouldn’t eat them straight off the ground,

But want to wash them first…

Sweet cider would be nice around

For an overwhelming thirst.

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Pies made with some crabapple

Are sweet with just enough tart…

My mother’s pie crust would hold it quite well,

For her, pie crust was an art.

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This year, only the geese indulge

In fallen apples by the road…

For them it is an annual ritual,

Traveling energy being stowed!

 

–Jonathan Caswell