Apple Picking Experience

Not very far from home,

there is a mountain town

famous for apple orchards.

In the peak of autumn.

its doors open for a few weeks,

and you can have U-pick.

I had enjoyed it years back,

never with kids,

so, we took them

to have the harvest experience,

to create memories.

There were thousands of trees

to choose from.

We ate off the plants,

filled our paper bag.

So many apples were lying

rotting, on the ground,

it was sad,

we know hunger is rampant.

Apples were small,

many had worms,

climate crisis is surely,

wreaking havoc.

I shared the farm apples,

with friends and neighbors.

It’s always nice to support

local agriculture,

and the hardworking farmers