Written for Sunday Muse #99 (posted by Fireblossom)

She paints an apple
in black patent
for contrast
to inner snowy
fruit, bolder than
rosy reds or Granny
Smiths. Thinks of
Snow White and the
poisoned apple.
Illness is seen as
black–the Black plague,
Black lung disease,
Black leg disease. She
wonders. If an apple
a day is healthy, can
a black apple do the job
equally well.
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“If an apple
a day is healthy, can
a black apple do the job
equally well.” — Great question!
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Thanks, q!
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I would be suspicious. Smiles. Make mine a Granny Smith.
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Haven’t had a nice tart Granny Smith in a while!
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I hadn’t thought of the apple as being black patent until now. It does have that glossy appearance.
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It was probably shined.
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Thought provoking question Sara. Timely and wonderful writing indeed!
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Thanks, Carrie!
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Black patent apples remind me of all the patent leather shoes of my childhood, a warm memory in these trying times.
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Yes, I remember getting a pair of patent leather shoes and polishing them with Vaseline.
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Me too!!
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It will take years of reseach a several federal grants, not to mention clicnical trials to answer that. 😉
Sorry, I couldn’t resist.
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Love your response!
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Thanks to this challenge, I discovered there really are black apples! Your poem offers some interesting things to think about. I wonder if they are as tasty.
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You try one first and let me know!
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Yes, it makes you wonder. Love your take on the image.
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Thanks, Susie!
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kaykuala
can a black apple do the job
equally well?
Good question Sara! Black may not mean it is cursed!
Hank
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Thanks, Hank!
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hmm… I think I’d be put off. I’m a “green” gal.
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Green is lovely.
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Ouch! I hope so, oh I don’t want to eat any poison apples!
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I think you can spot them pretty easily!
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It does just say an apple a day, not what color!
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So true!
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