This was written the October my Gram passed in 2008.
I had walked around their homestead -
the orchard, the pond, the walnut tree,
and smelled woodsmoke in the air.
Hence, this story...
Crisp
Wood
smoke a wisp
on
a day crisp.
Off
to the orchard to pick
apples
night-visiting deer missed.
Walk
by the pond where fish
are
deep in the mud in bliss.
Leaves
underfoot crisp.
Black
walnut kicked.
High
in the trees apples list.
An
apple picker picks.
Into
a bucket when picked.
Apples
bitten juicy crisp.
Here's
one on the ground missed.
Too
many for my fist.
Bucket
soon full with apples picked.
Some
nipped by birds but still crisp.
What
will taste delish?
Applesauce,
apple butter, yes?
Apple
pie or apple crisp?
All
good to the last lick.
Light
a candle wick.
For
a midnight snack, get out a dish.
Don't
make yourself sick.
Blow
out the candle as you make a wish.
*
* * * *
If
every man, woman, child
could
pick apples on a day mild
enjoying
the wonderful outdoors
given
to us by God the Creator
their
stress levels would then be lessened,
if
everyone could learn that lesson.
When
you look into someones face
you'll
see worry that can't be erased.
It's
etched into their brow,
brought
on by stress – and how!
Worry
causes stress, you'll find
and
prohibits peace of mind.
If
there are more worry lines than laugh lines
brought
on over the years through one's lifetime
then
you need to be reminded
what
God the Father says, so kind.
It's:
“Do not worry about tomorrow,”
for
you'll find worry leads to sorrow.
When
you worry joy is unattainable
for
worry renders you quite unable
to
see the good things that abound
when you wear a great big frown.
So
forget about your worries and put on a smile.
Your
smile will become a habit after awhile.
I
will forget my complaint;
I
will change my expression and smile.
John
9:27
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