Bitter Fruit

Bitter Fruit

A Poem by Pete
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Each season is but an infinitesimal point. It no sooner comes than it is gone. - Thoreau

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Image result for apple tree with snow

Deep in the hot throes of summer.
High sun illuminating bitter truth.
Caught in an avalanche.
Without a shovel.
Tired fingers strumming the six-string of redemption.
Faith being tested to fruition.
Low-hanging fruit is the easiest to gather.
Especially in the depths of a living Hell ...



© 2019 Pete


Author's Note

Pete
"Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth." - Thoreau

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Pete
Pete

Boston, MA



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