The Apple Tree
My simple thoughts compounded leaves
The fruit of my labour I bear to thieves
The concentric circles in my bark at every stage
Hold me steady, firm as a rock of all ages
I’m a seed for juicy thoughts and jam
The flavour of refreshing drinks by the dam
Essential vitamins of B-complex and modest “C”
The forbidden fruit that made man truth see
Ripe for market stolen in a basket
Fell on Newton’s head made a target
Opened minds into laws of gravitation,
Medicine and whole new other dimensions
The lemon tree next to me made jealous
The orange tree didn’t make a fuss just citrus
The pineapple tree flowing in the tropical air
The coconut tree made chocolate now that's flair
Kids playing in the branches as monkeys play
Climbing to the top for the ripest part of me
Teething fools they’ll have to grow up some day
I’ll take a tooth or two before they break me
An apple a day he twice, thrice had
Whether green, lime or red in my cool shade
If there was ever any doubt that it’s true
I guess the apple does fall far from the tree
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