An apple bored to just be hanging <br />had tried, through frequent heavy banging <br />to cut himself loose from the tree, <br />he wanted also to be free, <br />as some of his esteemed round friends <br />had fallen down near the old fence. <br /> <br />To no avail were here his tries <br />only the wind did hear his cries, <br />and on a day with heavy cloud <br />it started whistling rather loud <br />and swept through all the orchard trees <br />dislodged some hives of honey bees <br />and nudged the apple of his stem <br />thus he fell down and laughed at them. <br /> <br />'You stupid apples, are you plotting <br />your great escape or are you rotting <br />I see that you are resting now <br />on muddy ground, don't you know how <br />to look after your apple skin <br />you must preserve it well to grin <br />and as you know no apple sells <br />if he looks wrinkled, even smells.' <br /> <br />The apple who had fallen last <br />then tried to roll but was aghast <br />he could not move at all down here <br />it gave him one big dose of fear. <br /> <br />While trying to make up a plan <br />a rather big and heavy man <br />came up to them with muslim bag <br />he gave each apple its own tag <br />and soon they all were sealed inside <br />the farmer took them for a ride. <br /> <br />The farmer's kids came running out <br />(the wife was making sauerkraut) , <br />they looked at all the apples now <br />the youngest one said 'Daddy, wow, <br />it did not take you long to get <br />these apples and I think I'd bet <br />that you did climb a big old tree.' <br /> <br />'Oh no, a big old tree, not me, <br />you kids must learn that not a one <br />can walk or shuffle, fly or run, <br />an apple always tends to be <br />right where he falls, close to the tree.'<br /><br />Herbert Nehrlich<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/not-far-from-the-tree/
