The taste of the Apple

Poetry

The third short poem for now; I will keep to fewer subs in future (now having read the guidelines).There appears to be a contradiction in the poem, but I quite like that.  

   

        The Taste of the Apple                                    

 

       The taste of the apple

       lies not in the apple,

       but where it meets the tongue;

       and the taste on the tongue

       is from all of the apple,

       where Summer has sprung

 

                                D G Moody

© Dodgem 2023
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ifyouplease

I think you would write great ones if you tried Lanturne too

http://www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/wip/lanturne.html

I can see this as a Lanturne, I use this form

stormwolf

Brings me back to my childhood days when my friend and I would go into her orchard and take down some crab apples from her ancient trees,

I know there is far more to the poem that unites everyone who stops to treasure experience in the now.
I really like well constructed short poems. The never lose their savour by over-egging the pudding so to speak.

Alison x

Dodgem

Thanks again Nic and Alison. I still scrump apples – they seem to taste better than the ones from Tesco’s!! There is a big orchard between our village and the next – on a dog walk. The owners never pick most of the apples and are relaxed about the odd apple in ones pocket.
I’ve saved the link Nic; so a Lanturne? Now there is a lovely challenge – thanks.

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