I looked up above, as I laid
Beneath the apple tree,
And wondered how nice it’ll be,
To get those apples for free.
But the apples were too high to reach,
So all my hopes got lost
When suddenly in my mind it came
Great Newton’s age old thought.
That when he sat below the tree
As useless as I was,
Without any effort, or initiative,
An apple did really fall.
Newton said that he was the one
Who first actually had found
That earth pulls the apple towards itself
And makes it fall on ground.
Having faith in Mr Newton
I laid there as I was
The noon changed to night,
(The sky flooded with moonlight)
But the apple did not fall!
And then I began to doubt
If really Newton said it true
Or was it for only name and fame
To gain his own fortune!
Just then from above did fall
An apple that made me sicken!
For it emitted a chokin’ smell
And throughout it was worm stricken!
Within a flash I speculated
That no book has ever mentioned
That what Newton actually did
With the apple that had fallen.
Now I know he must have crushed it
And took out his all frustration
Because just like mine, his apple too was
Dead decayed and rotten!
So commit to memory my new theory
And never have it forgotten
That all the apples that hang on tree
Are not pulled by gravitation.
Through the years I have known
That among the apples that hang on tree
The gravity brings down,
On the ground
Only the decayed apples for free!
-r_prab
( Since a young age , scientists and their curious tales have fascinated me. And Newton, is perhaps, one of my favourite figures in that respect. This poem was written when I was in high school.It was an evening when I had got bored solving Physics problems.Next day I had read it aloud to the amusement of my classmates, after which it got out from the closed pages (seven years later), only a few days back! The Literary Club of my University invited poetry contribution and I sent this old poem of mine. Today I was exhilarated seeing my poem posted on their elite blog, LITERATI! This encouraged me to share it on my blog as well! I am glad to share it!)
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Well written. Loved the humor. 😊
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Hehe! I remember when I got bored that day and I wrote the first line.I didn’t perceive the whole poem in the beginning. It just started taking shape with each subsequent line! Thank you so much for the compliment! 🙂
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That was very fun. Great piece!
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Thank you so much Vickgoodwin! 🙂
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This is genius. I laughed at the end. Well done, Prabhat.
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Thank you Paul! I feel so glad to hear that you enjoyed it! 🙂
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You are welcome, Prabhat. 🙂
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This was really a good one, Prabhat 🙂
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Oh! Thank you so much Majka! 🙂
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You are most welcome! 🙂
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It’s very clever….I wondered about the author’s age when the apple admitted it’s chokin’ smell.
That’s a clever line….!
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Ah! That is quite a curious observation Robert! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!
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This is so well written 🙂
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Thank you Misstery! 🙂
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That’s ok 🙂 have a great day
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Have a great day you too Misstery! 🙂
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Very clever. Did it ever occur to you that perhaps Mr. Newton made the rotten apple drop on you for having doubted him? Hmmmm… 😉
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Hahaha! 😀 Oh my! Probable!
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😁😁😁
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That poem is real good fun. I enjoyed the life in it.
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Haha!Thankyou Harry! ^_^
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This is such a clever and fun poem, really enjoyed reading it 🙂
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I am glad you read it! It is one one my most cherished poems! :)Thanks for the appreciations!
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