An Apple a day keeps the doctor away
What if you want him for a night
To help you with weight
Kick kill candy craves
And to become his shopping wife
An apple a day keeps the doctor away
A half-eaten worm brings him back
If he can’t fix the problem in less than a day
Think of poor Adam and Eve ~ and cut Doc some slack
An apple a day keeps the doctor away
But what if you have the blues
Can an apple save me from heartbreak
Dare mitigate lost love so true
Everyone has a love of laughs
For it is much more fuchsia fun
Going on the heart break path
Harder to enjoy yellow sun
Indigo blues can be beautiful too
Just depends on how you denim deal
Killing the mood with a chord or two
Live music is the magical teal thrill
Memories of joy we can sing
Notes can bring feelings back
Or we can dream of former things
Pink reminiscing of the past
Quiet or loud melodies so proud
Really can elevate a mahogany mood
Sending the crowd into electric shouts
That paints the whole sky neon blue
Under the spell music will gel
Voices and hearts melt the same
We all feel swell and time will tell
X-ray vision displays notes on brain
You can be blue and still choose to make the best of it
Zip in that grin and bear within yet be saved by red kiss.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away
half an apple ~ sick bay
One apple a day keeps the doctor away
One vitamin a day keeps 'PI' away
One poem a day keeps the brain in play
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'PI' stands for 'Perceived Infectability.'
An apple a day keeps the doctor away;
But hugs are the best for your heart.
They say all is fair in love and in war,
But fair can keep lovers apart.
Normal’s a setting on washing machines,
But love is extraordinaire.
So don’t let the sun set on anger or spite;
Apologize gently, with care.
“It ain’t broke, don’t fix it” might go for a car,
But love is an ongoing work.
Measure twice, cut once, take care what you say,
‘Cuz love doesn’t suffer a jerk.
Culture’s what grows in the back of the fridge;
For love, you must cultivate.
Absence, they say, makes the heart grow fonder,
But presence is truly what sates.
Some idiot thought fear was better than love;
For that, there’s derisive laughter.
They say that one’s pride comes before the big fall,
But lawyers come shortly thereafter.
A horse led to water can’t be made to drink,
But roses can go a long way.
“You reap what you sow” should give one pause to think,
Attend to your love every day!
Some say love’s euphoric, it intoxicates,
But a love that is real, it seems,
Is a garden that’s tended to every day,
Not some blissful escape of your dreams.
In New York someone gets
stabbed every 52 seconds! Poor bastard!
I wondered why the baseball
kept getting bigger. Then it hit me.
What animal can jump higher than a house?
Any animal houses can't jump.
How long is a Chinese name.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away
but an onion a day keeps everyone away.
No matter how much you push
an envelope will always be stationary.
A picture is worth a thousand words
but takes longer to load.
Change is inevitable except from
a vending machine.
Don't judge a book by it's movie.
What do you call a fish with no eyes?
A fsh!
What happens when you throw a green
rock into the red sea? It gets wet.
Always speak well of your enemies,
after all you made them.
Working in a mirror factory is something
I can see myself working.
AN APPLE A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY
An apple a day keeps the doctor away,
So my mother believed.
For, if it rhymes, it must be true.
But I think she was deceived.
The benefit of an apple,
Is not all it appears.
Snow White only took one bite
And slept for a hundred years.
When the apple fell on Newton’s head,
It started a great discussion.
It gave him the theory of gravity.
But it also gave him concussion.
So, beware of the humble apple.
It might be all right inside.
But be sure to wash it carefully;
It’s been sprayed with insecticide.
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For hands that do dishes can feel as soft as your face with lime green hairy lipped squid
Surely if you set fire to the bush
you would have 2 cooked birds then
A stitch in time saves what
and why would we need nine of them
if at first you don't succee
Too many broths spoiled by cooks
Now for whom the bell tolls
i am partial to that
that macabre
toe tugging
tale of Victorian dead
announcing i am well
An apple a day keeps the doctor away
but a shotgun makes it permanent
When a tree falls in the forest
one more closer to no trees
if heaven has a edge
does it also have dimension
every cloud has a visible ice crystal lining
'An apple a day keeps the doctor away.'
Why an apple a day
Why not a peach, a plum or a pear
Well, day rhymes with away
Whereas peach rhymes with leech
Plum with bum and pear with scare
~ What's more, a whole syllable's not there
People started returning apples to my store.
Because of word of mouth, they don't want them anymore.
I got pretty irritated because of all of those returns.
People don't want my apples because they have worms.
People don't want them even though I've started selling them half price.
They don't want my apples because they're smart enough to think twice.
Some say an apple a day keeps the doctor away but I disagree.
Because if you eat one of my apples, a doctor is what you'll need.
I'm unhappy and if you could see my face right now, you would see a frown.
The health department just examined my apples and they've shut me down.
personalities are like fruits
some work together
some clash
varying and unpredictable
pineapples
are hard on the outside
sweet nice refreshing on the inside
too much and it can be too acidic, too harsh
durians are by preference
loved by some, hated by many
honeydew, a breath of fresh air
brings laughter to every conversation
always sweet, always nice
banana, soft and delicate
the slightest touch and it’s bruised
pomegranate
takes hard work to gain trust
rewarding and satisfying in the end
an apple a day keeps the doctor away
basic
loved but boring
cherries, a classic
sweet, sometimes sour
and in the end
everyone has the potential
to become a Popsicle
An Apple a day keeps the Doctor away.
Mesmerized Eve tasted to bite and ate half.
Adam ate rest half as offered by Eve, his better-half.
Zeal, vigor, wit, wisdom was achieved by them.
Inevitable intimacy happened as the couple claimed.
Naked couple dressed themselves getting inspiration.
Great pair started Human Civilization.
Apple ripened, easily detached from stalk and fell on ground.
Paradoxical seemed to Great Scientist, when he found.
Perceived by Physicist Sir Isaac Newton.
'Law of Gravitation' was his Invention.
‘Eat an apple everyday to stay strong.' Doctors tell all along.
Re- Edited on 08/20/21
An apple a day makes you happy, gay.
Delicious, juicy, fleshy nutritious.
Choose apple daily for healthy to stay.
As a fruit an apple is marvelous.
An apple is reservoir of wisdom
achieved by First Lady Majestic Eve.
She shared half with obedient Adam.
Everybody will agree to believe.
Apple taught Newton Law of Gravitation
Free fall of apple made him curious.
Apple bound to fall on Earth's attraction
Apple taught scientist to think serious.
An apple a day, keeps the Doctor away.
If the Doctor be pretty or handsome,
She or He must visit without delay.
Leave the apple for Doctor to welcome.
Apple Worm
Golden Delicious, Red Delicious, Empire, Fuji, Gravenstein, apples
They say an apple a day keeps the Doctor away
But
One worm can destroy a whole bushel of good apples
By: Eve Roper 12/18/2015
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