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Paul Laurence Dunbar - The Unlucky Apple

'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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Poet: Paul Laurence Dunbar
Poem: The Unlucky Apple

Comment 1 of 1, added on February 15th, 2006 at 4:00 PM.

I loved your poem, do you have others, or perhaps a book? Keep writing!!

sharon Massegee from United States

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