Apple, the round fruit of a tree of the rose family, which typically has thin red or green skin and crisp flesh, is an image most people encounter on a regular basis, maybe even daily (as in one a day keeps the doctor away).
Beyond the dictionary definition and familiar idioms that feature the apple as its main image are the many connotations, some as well-known as the garden of Eden, others more nuanced and personal.
What are your associations with the apple?
Today’s prompt asks you to write a poem using the apple in a surprising and unexpected way. Perhaps you begin with a cliche and turn it on its head or maybe your poem begins very far away from the apple image then finds its way back.
Whether you “lean in” or obfuscate, here are a few poems for inspiration.
The Zingara Project 