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once I've broken my teeth what will I do then? I see the challenge before me: "eat the apple" "enjoy eating the apple" "be satisfied with this apple" but I'm so fond of my teeth perhaps I'll push the apple into the sea it'll become its own island I'll live atop of it plant an apple tree in a crevice shout and make a show when I get an edible apple "it was never me!", I'll cry "see how I happily eat apples!" it's late now, too late to roll apples too late to live atop of an apple I don't like apples I certainly wish they weren't my whole world sounds like a thought to sleep on

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Date: 2/6/2025 1:13:00 PM
A rock solid apple and poem Dilly, the idea of pushing it into the sea and planting an apple tree on it is sublimely absurd lol! I see from your reply to Ink below your off chocolate 3 days, and already going off your rocker :) everything makes perfect sense now, cheers David
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Date: 2/6/2025 3:52:00 PM
Yay for being off our rockers! Go build that island ;)
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Date: 2/6/2025 3:24:00 PM
Ahh there's no magic in saying things everyone has heard before - the absurd and surreal have to be embraced, even if just to keep myself entertained :) thanks for your visit. Haha getting back on the rocker feels the wrong choice, I'll stick with being off it :)
Date: 2/6/2025 1:55:00 AM
This is so cute and fun! I love what you did there for the artwork! Beautiful one too and i cant help but think of eating an apple now. Instead of chocolate cheese cake! An apple a day maybe. So creative and well woven are your words and the ending is brilliant! I love “ perhaps I'll push the apple into the sea it'll become its own island” hah! Such creative thoughts you have! Yes perhaps! A greenish apple island! Love that idea! Pleasure reading you today
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Date: 2/6/2025 8:05:00 AM
I'm on day 3 of not eating chocolate, I might push everything into the sea :) haha imagine my biceps then as I don't even live near the coast lol thank you for your kind words
Date: 2/5/2025 9:12:00 PM
It is a strange painting. Your poem reminded me of the legend, Johnny Appleseed.
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Date: 2/5/2025 11:24:00 PM
I hadn't heard that one before Hilda, haha if he'd turned up talking about apples right at this moment I might have rolled him into the sea as well lol I can tolerate an apple but I don't like them much, nor apple pie. Magritte featured a lot of apples in his paintings. Thank you for your comment x
Date: 2/5/2025 8:17:00 PM
First verse is my favorite!
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Date: 2/5/2025 11:21:00 PM
Thanks Kim! It felt like it could go somewhere but I was too tired to stick with it. Usually the thoughts stay in the mix and come out in another poem. Thank you for stopping by, it was lovely to wake up to comments x

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