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Apples and Oranges

Apples and oranges are different
It must be the color
They sell at markets at low prices
Along with all other fruits and vegetables
Who have no souls to bargain for
Atheist to the core
Kissed by the sun for warmth
When apples and oranges are pressed for information
Truth and juice ooze from their pores
A real taste for justice must be explored and savored
When cut into slices
Displayed at parties openly
You find out what they really are
But the difference between oranges and apples
Poring over and over again in the mind
Remains a mystery 
Oranges are orange
But why are apples red
It must be their color
But that's just a guess

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Casarah Nance Date: 6/3/2016 6:37:00 AM Clever! I enjoyed this and your wordplay, You are always a treat to read! :) Login to Reply Earl Schumacker Date: 6/3/2016 12:35:00 PM Good afternoon Casarah, Thank you so much. I'm blushing. I haven't assigned a color to it yet but I think it is somewhere between pink and red... and perhaps over the rainbow...somewhere. Take care. Earl Casarah Nance Date: 6/3/2016 8:28:00 AM That is very interesting thought... I always leave your writes thinking in different ways... you extend the borders and take thoughts where many never go. :) :) Earl Schumacker Date: 6/3/2016 8:22:00 AM Good morning Casarah, It is always good to hear from you. Thank you for your nice comments. I wonder what Adam and Eve might have said about this topic. They could have just as easily called the fruit they ate a "Reds." Who is to say the thing they ate wasn't a pomegranate... (That is a fruit of another color.) As you can see, I'm in a silly mood today. Thanks again. Have a wonderful day. Take care. Earl