(i used to sit in the) apple tree

from This Garden by Andrew Jacob Rinehart

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I used to sit in the apple tree.
Its branches bent and groaned beneath my weight,
But never broke.
The fruit was sweet,
But the air was sweeter: the summer breezes
Blessed my skin,
Making my pores hum with delight and pleasure.
Such an awakening,
From such simplicity,
Such a gasp from deep inside.

I used to sit on the dock,
With the boards beneath me aged,
Cracked and weathered, and
Smooth to the touch.
The air was sweet, but their voice was sweeter.
The night was crisp upon our faces,
The forest surrounding and sweeping us.
What a kiss we shared!
Such an awakening.
In both the forest and myself,
leaves rustled,
birds hummed,
and I shook.

I used to sit on the couch, in my backyard, gopher holes
Dotting the lawn.
There was smoke in the air,
And sleep in my hair.
Their voice was sweet,
But the pain was sweeter,
Our drinks were crisp and cool in our mouths,
The bed sheets were soaked,
From all sorts of sweat.
What a bitter awakening we shared.
Even with the snow in April,
The ground grew warmer,
Eventually My heart did too.
Even though the times changed,
The music stayed,
Throughout the gardens,
Year after year,
Flowers growing throughout all my awakenings,
Bursting through every crack,
Bitter or sweet,
Breath after breath,
Gasp after gasp.

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from This Garden, released April 26, 2021
Music written and performed by Andrew Rinehart
Poetry written and read by Eli Sokoloff Harris
Recorded mixed and mastered by Myke Philips

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Andrew Jacob Rinehart Waterloo, Ontario

I play harps connected to computers, and write songs about soil.

andrewjacobrinehart.ca

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