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    • Apple tree

    By Shoreline Poetry May 15, 2026
    Apple tree

    If all the fruit you bear

    gets picked when ripe

    for someone else’s pie,

    if all the birds and bats

    should pass you by

    for some group nearby,

    if all your leaves should fall

    and leave your branches bare,

    exposed to anybody’s stare,

    you will remain a tree.

    .

    You will grow new leaves

    and bear more fruit

    and birds will nest again

    in the palm of your hand.

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