I Would Not Eat Sour Crab Apples — Donna Hopkins

I would not eat a crab apple
even if
you paid me to.
Sour things,
both food and people,
make me feel anxious.
Sweets are my jam
and sweetie pie
is my favorite of all.

*Turquoise House with Green Awning, September 2025*

But I would like to live
in a tiny house,
painted turquoise
with a green awning over the front door.
I'd plant a patch
of perennials and herbs
and give away
bouquets of fragrant flowers,
tucked into small glass jars.