The BlueIris Semi-Nightly Poem Thread, 8/24/07

[BlueIris]

"Pommes"

*
An apple will
be a friend at
all times.

*
Take an apple
to lunch.

*
There are
stories to be
read in apples.

*
The red cheek
of an apple
will warm you
when snow
falls.

*
The juice of
green apples
will cleanse
your skin
of impurities.

*
Slices of tart
apple will
close the eyes
of the dead.

*
Sleeping on
apples you
will dream of
one who loves
you.

*
To cure
melancholy,
suck on the
bruises of
apples.

*
When the
devil comes to
get you,
hide in an apple
tree.

*
My apple is
your apple.

Half an apple
is better than
none.

There is a
little apple in
everyone.

—Barbara Drake

[wildhorses]

1. damn devil won't catch me any more!!

thanks ;)

[BlueIris]

2. Heh.

Yeah, I hope people like these "lighter" ones. 'Cause tomorrow, things are getting weird again.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. My dear BlueIris...

This is a nice series of little vignettes...

Little bits of poetry...

All about apples!

I like it...

:hi:

[BlueIris]

4. Yeah, and even though it's old (I found it in '94) it has stayed with me all this time.

Also, it's part of a rare number of poems I've found that work both as poetry, and as a collection of useful idioms/axioms. I like art that does work.

[BlueIris]

5. Kick.

[BlueIris]

6. kick.

[Callalily]

7. Oh BlueIris!

Very nice. I now have a newfound respect for apples! I'm copying this one. Thanks.

[I Have A Dream]

8. Thanks, BI.

Just to let you know, I've never been a poetry fan at all. However, since you've been posting them, I've been trying to see the appeal. There was one that you posted a few days ago that I went over line by line with my husband so that I could understand what it was really saying. It was an interesting exercise.

I don't think that I'll ever be considered a big fan of poetry, but you've certainly made me appreciate the art form more. Many poems that you've posted have really touched me, and if they haven't because my lazy brain doesn't want to take the time to truly understand them, they've at least exposed me to some new ideas.

Thanks again for your efforts.

[ThomCat]

9. That's a pretty good summary of a lot of scattered myth and folklore.

THat might make a good book, all the myths and folk tales about apples and apple trees and their magical properties. :)