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pears & thereabouts ( stuobaereht & sraep )

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misshapen apples
unmistakably them

merry of the perry
mutants of the fruit world

there in the orchard
where partridges roost

cousins of quince
twins untwinned

fit for a tart
perchance a bar of soap

drops, juice or raw
with a cup o’ rosie lee

watch while they ripen
bulbous like a fatso

pick them two by two
each is unique

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( author notes )

” you don’t get anything for a pear

– not in this game “

( old trad-anon proverb – at least medieval )

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