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I spent many summers there, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

under the cerulean sky <\/p>\n\n\n\n

reflected in the ripples of <\/p>\n\n\n\n

the water. Birds would croon <\/p>\n\n\n\n

on their perches, and the breeze <\/p>\n\n\n\n

would rustle through the <\/p>\n\n\n\n

leaves of the apple trees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The apple trees! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The apple trees, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

whose fruits would blossom <\/p>\n\n\n\n

in the Spring, and would <\/p>\n\n\n\n

ripen in the Fall. I would <\/p>\n\n\n\n

pick them where they hung, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

their blush bright against <\/p>\n\n\n\n

my skin. Their crunch <\/p>\n\n\n\n

would resonate in the air <\/p>\n\n\n\n

while the sweetness <\/p>\n\n\n\n

saturated my tongue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Winter was beautiful here, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

the air unlike any other. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

refreshing, reviving <\/p>\n\n\n\n

flowers from the cold. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And the snow would <\/p>\n\n\n\n

fall unbidden, lonely flakes <\/p>\n\n\n\n

delicately placed as <\/p>\n\n\n\n

dancers on the stage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Summer! <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Oh, Summer was my <\/p>\n\n\n\n

favourite on this <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nothing could compare <\/p>\n\n\n\n

island paradise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

to the sun warm on my <\/p>\n\n\n\n

skin, and the birds <\/p>\n\n\n\n

singing a melody <\/p>\n\n\n\n

to the sky. Nothing could <\/p>\n\n\n\n

compare to the sweet, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

sweet flowers in full bloom, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

giving life to the already <\/p>\n\n\n\n

vibrant island. But most <\/p>\n\n\n\n

of all, I loved the groves <\/p>\n\n\n\n

of the apple trees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The apple trees! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The apple trees, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

of which were the best <\/p>\n\n\n\n

in the country, and whose <\/p>\n\n\n\n

rosy sweetness were <\/p>\n\n\n\n

so tempting. Pluck one off <\/p>\n\n\n\n

a branch, and you would <\/p>\n\n\n\n

have the world in your <\/p>\n\n\n\n

hands. Take one bite, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

and you would know <\/p>\n\n\n\n

the wonders it will tell. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But I have a secret \u2013 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

just one \u2013 about <\/p>\n\n\n\n

these apple trees. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Would you like to know?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Joanne Fong<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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