Apples And Me.... [fantasy; 'Profanity'; Fun; Small Crop; Short] Poem by Bri Edwards

Apples And Me.... [fantasy; 'Profanity'; Fun; Small Crop; Short]

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I once had an apple tree;
it was stingy as can be.
One year four was all it grew.
At least they were red, not blue.

I thought, with so few on tree,
I'd name them all separately.

Janice 'was' an arthritis doctor;
David 'was' a school exam proctor;
Terry 'was' a driver of a truck;
Ian 'was' unemployed. What the fck!

(Feb.2013)

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
this little ditty was typed spontaneously? into a message to
the ph poet douglas scotney, in response to a little ditty he '
messaged to me. i had read a poem of his in which he mentioned
an 'episcopalian' peach which once grew on his peach tree when
the tree had produced only four fruits and he decided to humanize
them....sort of. i didn't understand his episcopalian note so i
mentioned it and the rest is history! don't let the last word
throw you; it's just a word after all! ! ! and a rhyming poet needs rhymes.

Douglas Scotney (Adelaide Australia; Male; 60)
To:
Bri Edwards

Date Time:
2/18/2013 7: 00: 00 PM (GMT -6: 00)
Subject:
Peach Episcopalian

With 4 upon the tree
You know your peaches well.
And when one's episcopalian,
American or Australian,
You'll treat it very well,
So when its time to eat it
there'll be nothing that can beat it.

p.s. my poem 'apples and me' was not showing up on my list of poems on my poet's page. so i am editing it to leave out one letter (u) from the last word to see if that flies.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Mj Lemon 28 January 2017

This begs the question, that old cliche, - -How do you like them Apples. A fine poem, Bri.

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Mike Smith 22 February 2016

Well leaving out that particular letter has remedied that issue. I found this on your list, and enjoyed it (and the note) heartily

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