<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=372341" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>The Custard Apple</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">It hung so near the trunk of the tree, <br>And stayed unnoticed for a long time, <br>Hidden by a leafy canopy, <br>And growing bigger than most others! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">It was not scorched by the noon-time sun, <br>Nor wetted by the lashing rains, <br>Or shaken by the winds that howl, <br>But was over-fed in mother's way! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">I plucked it off lest someone stole<br>Or wood-peckers come make a hole, <br>And parrots beak it up like nuts, <br>Leaving its empty rind hanging! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">I wrapped the fruit in a plastic bag, <br>And thought it would ripen very soon; <br>Alas! The fruit never ripened at all, <br>Remaining green and looking fresh! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">It was as hard as granite stone; <br>It did not dry or change color; <br>It stayed that way when kept outside, <br>But never ripened any day! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">I pondered what could have happened<br>Preventing the fruit from ripening; <br>‘There is a time for everything, <br>And when a fruit ripens! ' - says the Bible.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Yet, human beings find new ways<br>Of doing things unnaturally; <br>Nevertheless, they hardly win; <br>But Mother Nature does better! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Man's knowledge and experience fails<br>In every field and every sphere; <br>The Nature, God created stays<br>Unraveled, unrivaled winner always. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Copyright by Dr John Celes 10-10-2012</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=John+Celes">John Celes</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=372341" data-title="The Custard Apple de John Celes" data-description="It hung so near the trunk of the tree, And stayed unnoticed for a long time, Hidden by a leafy canopy, And growing bigger than most others! It was not scorched by the noon-time sun, Nor wetted by the lashing rains, Or shaken by the winds th..."></div> </div> </div>

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