on plump leafy branches,
ripening my autumn garden
with round, fleshy fruit.
A hoarse breeze sneezes
a cider crisp morning.
Innocent as Eve,
I pluck a ripe apple for you.
I trace it’s firm russet skin
moist with tender dew.
I leave it on the kitchen table
to tempt you.
12 September 2011
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