There's a star inside my apple
I know it's hard to grapple
but if you cut it side to side
there's a star alone, no lie.
And in my star inside my apple
are sleepy little seeds
and in those seeds found in my star
are could-be apple trees.
Out in the ground, I'll put my seeds
and an apple tree will grow
And in that tree soon will be apples,
red or gold with stars and seeds and apple trees
for people, birds, bears and bees,
For months, for years, for centuries
And on and on it goes you see
And on and on it goes.
Here we are nearing the end of our Song of the Week chats for Dragonfly Races (only one more to go) and it's fitting that we have a poem to discuss. Afterall, the man is a poet.
This might be the sleeper track on the record for a good number of Ellis' target audience here. While some might enjoy it for a good number of reasons something tells me it's a favorite among the wee little ones most of all. While most of us will dive into an apple without giving the star inside a second thought, you can bet some parents are hearing their children now saying "show me the star, mommy/daddy, show me the star!"
The Star Inside My Apple, one ya might take for granted, but shouldn't, as there's a lesson there for everyone.
"Well, How do ya like them apples!" -- Matt Damon in "Good Will Hunting"
Howdya like them apples, indeed!
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