contemplate an apple

no, not the iCompany... the actual fruit

consider the skin of the apple, regardless of its color

within the apple are seeds

do not eat them

between the skin and seeds is flesh

much like you

the flesh is sweet and juicy

with each bite taken

but only the seeds matter to the tree

Proverbial

In order to form a more perfect union

For want of a nail, a shoe was lost

Chickens counted before they hatch

The battle won, but at what cost?

A gift horse won't look in your mouth

A bird in hand prefers a bush

All is fair in war and love

If you cannot pull, should you push?

With many cooks, the broth will suffer

Look again before you leap

Strain the bathwater for the baby

Might beauty really be skin deep?

Rises cream to top the milk

Boiling wild a well-watched pot

Justified means come to an end

And waste is wanted not

Arid Parody

Twas dry like dry had never been

Dust was drenching by comparison

The sun had total dominion

Rocks were feathers and paper

In the heat and light and still

There was a murmur that echoed

No, it cannot be!!

We're totally out of beer!

The Decade

Wonderful Ones

Terrible Twos

This Is Mine Threes

It’s Not Fair Fours

Furtive Fives

Silly Sixes

Severe Sevens

Everywhere Eights

Not Me Nines

Tentative Tens