‘ Twas the apple that in Eden
Caused our father's primal fall;
And the Trojan War, remember —
‘ Twas an apple caused it all.
So for weeks I've hesitated,
You can guess the reason why,
For I want to tell my darling
She's the apple of my eye.
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THE UNLUCKY APPLE · Paul Laurence Dunbar · Poetry Cove