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Crab trees
Crab apples,ripening today
shine in September sun
tempting impatient pigeons ,
lashed by sudden autumn rain.
They have no names,
bought from a supermarket
smothered in a plastic bag.
Saturday,afternoon, half price
a quid and almost dead,
shriveled roots and leafless,
soaked them in a bucket,
love to keep them 'live.
Winter through they glow
paying back their debt with
breakfasts for the blackbird.
shine in September sun
tempting impatient pigeons ,
lashed by sudden autumn rain.
They have no names,
bought from a supermarket
smothered in a plastic bag.
Saturday,afternoon, half price
a quid and almost dead,
shriveled roots and leafless,
soaked them in a bucket,
love to keep them 'live.
Winter through they glow
paying back their debt with
breakfasts for the blackbird.
Published 16th Sep 2017
| Edited 24th Sep 2017
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Anonymous
16th Sep 2017 3:33pm
very lovely to read as always a joy, thank you.
16th Sep 2017 4:51pm
I have three crab trees in my woodland garden. All three are rescued from super markets on Saturday afternoons.They have lost the labels and all were neglected as described. A couple of days soaking in a bucket of water revived them They flower and fruit annually,sometimes bi-annually. The pigeons and blackbirds are the main diners.the pigeons being the first to eat in autumn. Thankyou for calling Belindajane. Kexby
