Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
The Unlucky Apple
Additional Information
- Year Published: 1913
- Language: English
- Country of Origin: United States of America
- Source: Dunbar, P.L. (1913). The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar. New York: Dodd, Mead, and Company.
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Readability:
- Flesch–Kincaid Level: 6.5
- Word Count: 55
- Genre: Poetry
- Keywords: love
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‘Twas the apple that in Eden
Caused our father’s primal fall;
And the Trojan War, remember—
‘Twas an apple caused it all.
So for weeks I’ve hesitated,
You can guess the reason why,
For I want to tell my darling
She’s the apple of my eye.