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SWEET FRUIT GREW ON A NEIGHBOR'S TREE
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THE POETRY KEEPS GETTING DIRTIER
I ate mulberries
and constantly got scolded
It could be poison
You could get sick
They might be dangerous
Yet the sweet fruit
grew on a neighbor’s tree
and branches
ignored the fence
hanging over my yard.
It was a little treat
every June
sneak out and snag
a few mulberries
from the branches
I still eat them today
and listen to pundits
proclaiming the risk
It hasn’t killed me yet
or made me stronger
but it still provides
a pleasant treat in summer
Fruit Trees
We had the best pear tree. Only cherry trees in the block. My grandma had only peach tree, plums and apples were the neighbor's for raiding. Great blossoms!
fresh fruit was always
fresh fruit was always special.