The Envious Peach and Her Demise

The  envious peach tree watched the nut
produce great quantities
so she resolved to do the same
“no one out does me.”
When the harvest came
her children did abound
which caused her roots to snap
and broke her to the ground.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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Austin Avatar
October 19, 2015 at 12:34 PM
A peach of a poem. Congrats, daver
Dempsey Avatar
October 19, 2015 at 7:53 AM
Oh, the wretched curse of envy! Loved it.
Salehi Avatar
October 18, 2015 at 7:36 PM
Your words have soft flows. “no one out does me.” I am broken as well.....
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October 5, 2015 at 5:20 PM
Hi Anthony, This is my warm welcome to you, WELCOME to poetry soup. I hope you have fun with this wonderful community. You'll find many friendly poets who are ready to support and give positive feedback. I will enjoy following you and your poetry :) We are Lucky To Have you. Enjoy Poetry Soup:) Your New Poet Friend @-> LINDA <-@
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October 5, 2015 at 2:13 PM
Sad fall, Anthony Welcome to Poetry Soup. It will be a delight to read and become familiar with your poems in the future. As for now, I will greet you with the same smile others passed when I first joined the soup. Wishing you and your poetry the best. I hope you get to meet all the nice poets around here STARTING with me- SKAT :-) Please drop a hello and tell me a little about yourself if you wish. I would like to be your newest poetry soup "FRIEND" Hugs* SKAT
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