Apple peel, apple peel, tell me true,
who am I going to get married to?
I waited too long before I threw
the browned skin over my shoulder,
and it wasn’t until we were much older
that I knew my true love was you.
Kim M. Russell, 24th February 2020
My response to dVerse Poets Pub Quadrille: Peelings, Nothing More…
Mish is our host for this week’s Quadrille, and I love her introduction to the prompt, about life feeling like an onion, with layers loosening and breaking away, exposing new challenges. Which is why she has offered us the word ‘peel’ to include in our quadrilles.
writing in north norfolk 
I like how “shoulder” rhymes with “older”.
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This is such a clever rhyme, and how often we forget to see the love that is there right in front of us.
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We just have to trust in the apple peel – and red it properly!
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This is delightful, Kim. I just love it.
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🙂
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Made me smile- I love it!
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Your smile warms the cockles of my heart, Linda.
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There is a sweetness and a lightness to this, like a poem for children, or lovers, or seniors. Your rhymes work well, and my smile is genuine.
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Cheers Glenn!
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This ought to be a nursery rhyme but it’s maybe too unconventional, more for grown ups.
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I used to thing ‘apple peel, apple peel tell me true’ was a nursery rhyme, but it’s more like a spell.
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Yes, the kind of thing girls did at midsummer’s eve.
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I remember my mother telling me this tale when she made pies.
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The rhyme goes way back in time and was probably brought to America by the settlers.
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You threw it when the time was right. Love this wise rhyme, Kim.
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Thanks Jane, The apple is always right.
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🙂
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Nice rhyming quadrille
Much❤love
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Thank you, Gillena! 🙂
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Oh my gosh, I love this to pieces. ❤
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Thank you so much, Shawna! 😉
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Wearing your peelings on your shoulder/sleeve!
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🙂
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I’d never heard the rhyme (oooh, yikes….or spell?) but this was a delight to read!
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Thank you, Mish!
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I like the lightness of your rhymes. That apple is wise.
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Thank you! I don’t peel wise apples these days!
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This reminds me of the old jumprope chants.
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Yes, it has the same rhythm. You have to swing the peel around before you throw it.
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awwee… i agree! i love the rhymes and its simplicity
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Thank you, Maria. 😊
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This is a charming poem, and I love how you incorporated the old folk magic belief about the apple peel into it!
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Thank you so much, Shaun!
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I’d never heard of ‘apple peel’ in this context before Kim, this is so lovely! xxx
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Thank you, dear Xenia! xxx
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Love your rhyme scheme and hopefulness in this poem.
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Thank you, Linda.
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This reminded me a little of Snow White. Sounds like your happy ending was just as good!
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Thank you!
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