Tagged: apples

we are no longer

we are no longer
old school, spending hours to peel
and core apples the

way we did in twenty-twenty,
an ounce of sweat for apple sauce
.
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mama and daddy

mama and daddy
met on the intersection
of apples and pears,

and the rest is delicious
history – baked, sauced, freshly peeled
.
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perhaps all apples

perhaps all apples
are not the same, though certain
varieties can

make you a true believer –
mum is the delicious word
.
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one hundred granny

one hundred granny
smith apples in the pantry
translate to having
options – some for giving
away, some for eating
as is, some for apple
sauce, some for
baking – seventy-
six granny smith
apples in the pantry
.
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twenty-one lady

twenty-one lady
apples and two hours later,
sweet everythings, yes
.
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outside of collecting

outside of collecting
the seeds, planting,
watering, growing,
pruning, nurturing,
fending off diseases,
harvesting, picking,
and storing the
apples ourselves,
yes, we made our
pie from scratch,
like every red-
blooded american should
.
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as long as you and

as long as you and
i never quite get full of
each other, there will

be summers like these, horses
tied under the apple tree
.
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