THERE–I’VE SAID IT
by Joanna Gilman Hyde
The Hawk Kitchen 7:22pm
I hold a jar in My Left Hand
398 ml 14 oz liq
No Name
Puree de Pommes
non Sucre
straight from The Garden of Eden
not in temptation
but in nourishment
for The World
to see, feel
& swallow
The Meaning of Life
Joanna Gilman Hyde 
Pomegranate?
No — it’s apple all the way, baby.
apple
makes
sense
Thanks Kris — I think it’s “Brain Food.”
Oh how the apple has changed, or has it?
Right on Joanna! You’ve said it all, in this poem, for today’s world.
Thank you, Jackie. It was a relief to write this poem.