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# An Apple a Day
- URL: https://www.hawkword.com/poetry/an-apple-a-day/
- Published: 2021-07-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-07-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Description: ‘twas an apple that seduced our granddame in the garden and mankind, having been reduced to endless toil, no pardon
- Author: A. Gee
- Tags: Poetry, Allpoetry Import, #Import 2026-04-25 19:56

‘twas an apple that seduced  
our granddame in the garden  
and mankind, having been reduced  
to endless toil, no pardon

and it’s no secret that the orange  
is called the apple sin  
and Tell, while standing within bow range  
an apple would have seen

but now the apple, wholesome, pure  
it makes us think of teachers  
and cherries, with their known allure  
do frighten fervent preachers