Apple Branch

Apple Branch

The longest limb on the tree
is laden with yellow-green—
with leaves and green apples

No apple waits
for any other apple;
they all grow fat on the old limb.

Ripening in the rush of green—
the apples bulge in weight,
and the woody limb sags.



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© RH Peat 7/19/2010
Form 3 tercets / 9 lines
Clamoring.

Nikunj
That's life . The limbs that feed stay closer to ground , always trying to be within the reach of the needy souls. Ripened fruits make themselves available like a dream beong put on sale at the superstore of life ....only givers can be takers

Ken e Hall
Every apple for themselves, wish I had that branch in my garden...the woody limb sags, the poem is the apple of my eye...regards

Dorothy A. Holmes apwlts2
AH! Thou art a poet! Dorothy A Poet Who Loves To Sing

Pranab k chakraborty
but if you touch with the tip of your finger to any one of them, it shivers the root also, the stem also and the whole tree reacts with your touch... infinitely finite the reality of life.

robyn selters
fascinating write, rich with insight about growth and life

PrEmJi PrEmJi
"No apple waits for any..."... they have no competition!

RAJ NANDY
Ron this could be an allegorical poem also with the message , - 'Nature moves on with its survival of the fittest norms , not pausing to look back at what is past & gone !' Thanks , - Raj

LightH2O
Described so vividly that I can almost see the branch sagging and ready to break. "No apple waits for any..." a good descriptive line of reality and uncaring nature.