2026 November PAD Challenge Day 1: Fresh Fruit

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 

by the forbidden 

but handpick myself 

out of the mold 

Becoming an antioxidant 

and vitamin 

to the next generation 

💜D'ElegantOne