Apple's Day

An Apple a day keeps the doctor away
Or so my mother would say
My granny said the same 
To keep the ailments tame

A little tummy ache
Many times I would fake
Immediately mama would stand
With an apple in hand

A little sniff when weather turned cold
Thankfully would keep the school on hold
Soon granny would be beside
With an apple sliced

A heat stroke I would suffer
Going out without cover
My mama would be near
Giving an apple she held dear

Both mama and granny would love to say
This is an apple’s day, an apple’s day
All the sickness would melt
If with an apple a child dealt.
Inspired by the saying--- An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Dietrich Avatar
September 10, 2010 at 10:25 PM
Glad to see this won the contest, and not even the remedies contest but another one!! Congrats. Luv, Andrea
Brown Avatar
September 9, 2010 at 11:24 AM
Congratulations Tahera on your win in Joe Flach's contest "In Other Words". Love, Carol
Johnson Avatar
September 3, 2010 at 7:31 PM
Nice. congratulations. Love, Joyce
Roberts Avatar
September 3, 2010 at 5:39 PM
cute one, congrats on your third place win
Mehta Avatar
September 3, 2010 at 5:07 PM
Congratulations on the third p[lace win, Tahera
Sweetheart Avatar
September 3, 2010 at 3:54 PM
Wow Tahera so happy and congrats to u sweetie.. on your top winning poem in Joe's contest... a great write and oh so true words..luv.. enjoy your top notch win..with luv..
Dietrich Avatar
August 31, 2010 at 11:14 PM
OH, this is so sweet!! For the contest on remedies? I am not a fruit or apple lover, but I really enjoyed this poem. LUv, Andrea
Freeman Avatar
August 19, 2010 at 9:52 AM
Tahera, you brought back memories of my childhood with this "Apple a Day" verse. Thanks for your comments today, they are very important to me. Agape, Moses
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