
Apples #6
Artist: Agnes Kokot
What is a heart but a juicy apple
The thriving center of a living thing
Tasty jewel that bursts with promise
From elfin flowers that bloom in spring
We think it dainty when wee in form
Needs summer sun for months on end
From pale to rosy so full it swells
'Til heavy soon its bough does bend
Then like my heart it's picked and plucked
It seeks to nourish and provide
We crave to have our prize discovered
We beckon love to come inside
When in palm held before first bite
It looks just like a babe in arms
Anticipation grows like a hunger
Greedy mouths consume its charms
So I will never hoard nor hide
A jam-packed harvest all shall cull
For what's a fruit if kept from sharing
And what's a heart if never full...
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