Apple Collection
Because they come in wood, brass, marble
clocks, tiles and trivets
Because their roundness pleases
their coats of red, yellow, green and mottled appeal
Because of Delicious names like
Jonagold, Granny Smith, Red Rome and Spartan
Because of the sweet-tart of Newtons
and One a day keeps the doctor away
Because they morph into pie, crisp and cobbler
sauce, juice and cider
Because they are stars
under a modest exterior
Because they declare me forever a teacher
and their connection with knowledge is iconic
Because they remind of irresistible fruit
and the fact that knowledge isn’t everything
Violet Nesdoly 
What a charming and delightful poem! I especially like how you work in the reference to knowledge.
Great visual, too.
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Hi Violet, Wonderful poem with lots of wisdom.
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Why thank you Ellen and Maureen. Don’t you agree that apples are pretty fantastic?
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Violet, each stanza is beautiful and profound, but the impact of the final three are breath-taking!
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Thank you, Janet! This is one of those pieces that kind of grew under my hands, if you know what I mean. Sometimes it is worthwhile to dig into even seemingly trivial matters like why we decide to collect certain things.
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Love how each image play rolls into the next! I especially like: “Because their roundness pleases.” When my grandkiddos were babies, they loved playing with my old Fisher Price Happy Apple. When touched, it rolls and tinkles music. I think an apple lover created that one.
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