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2026 November PAD Challenge Day 1: Fresh Fruit

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November is back! And so is National Novel Month and another PAD (poem- a-day Challenge. I decided to meet up and join other writers to: 1) write excessively (in any format), and 2)share and more share for feedback. Here is the first poem to kick off November's PAD. 2026 November PAD Challenge Day 1: Write a fresh poem. Fresh Fruit It is time for a new apple in my eye A little something healthier and sweeter  planted with blissfulness to the core of life Where the seeds I sow  are not too thin or light at the roots  by the time I water  and sun kiss my rich future And what grows out  in the hands of time  does not become  wrinkled or decayed  by the tree of knowledge  of good and evil And the harvest I harvest  does not sound dull Its existence is not squishy  or mushy to touch  And I am not too shameful  of the foul smells that comes from being around the bad apples that tempts to spoil the bunch Nor do I become bitter...