by Lisa Kates

Created on: September 07, 2009   Last Updated: January 25, 2011

Grim

Farmers

Surveyed their

Apple orchards

Threatened by

Summer soaked rains

And gray cloudy days.

Without ideal growing seasons

Apples could not ripen

Juices would not sweeten.

Fall was coming

When fruit was harvested

Taken to markets

With puffy apple pies

And sweet spicy jellies.

Determined farmers walked 

Among canopied orchards

Reaching high

Plucking apples

Polishing them on sleeves

Taking hopeful hearty bites

Smiling slowly.

There had been just enough sunshine to

Create perfect apples.

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