
The shiny green orb
Perfect smooth skin unblemished
Tangy verdant peels enhance delight
Fresh white pulp, juicy, sweet and clear
Only a short while visible
Time ages this wonder quickly when white beauty fringed in green
Meets the browning air.
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It’s always a surprise when my cut apple is touched by the ‘browning air’ you described so beautifully. Cheers.
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Now I need an apple.
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😄
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It is a beautiful green orb, I quite agree! I enjoyed all the multi-sensory detail in this poem but especially the last line about how it meets the browning air 🙂
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oooooh. love how you captured the fleeting color of apples when it inhales some air. beautiful ode!
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The browning of the flesh is such a vivid image. I like your description of the GS as an orb. Lovely.
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All those senses! I love the crispness of this poem.
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I felt like I was taking a bite straight out of a Granny Smith here!
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I love biting into crunchy green apples!
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It is strange how the fleshy white of the apple turns color so quickly.
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Apples are sure getting a lot of love, and this poem is no exception to that thread. I love how you delve into the different stages of the apple from its life to its death. Very beautifully written!
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Thank you!
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“white beauty fringed in green” is such a beautifully delicate way to put it, as fragile and fleeting as the delicate fruit itself.
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Thanks for reading
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Nice description of the lifespan of an apple from delicious to “should I eat this.”
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Thanks
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This is absolutely stellar writing, Cheryl! I love how you have described it as a “shiny green orb,” it does feel that way 😀
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Thank you for reading!
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Really enjoyed that poem.Thanks.
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Thank you!
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Now here’s a coincidence, Cheryl! I’ve just commented on Elaine’s latest painting, and then your post dropped into my reader! I’m seeing apples everywhere! 🤣
And a very tasty, descriptive poem here too!
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Thanks Tom
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“white beauty fringed in green
Meets the browning air”
Stunning and evocative. Such powerful truth.
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I love your apple poem, Cheryl, from ‘shiny green orb’ to ‘browning air’ – so sweet I could smell it!
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One of my favorite fruits😄
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