Aldwick Beauty
Tasty and fruity.
Sussex Forge
On which to gorge.
Wadhurst Pippin
Just slipped in !
Crawley Reinette
Delicious ! Gordon Bennet!
Golden Pippin
Gets me trippin’.
Mareda
I’m here to feed yer!
Knobby Russet
Love it!
Golden Bounty
Nature’s generosity.
Egremont Russet
Earthy and rustic.
First And Last
A mouthwatering blast.
Saltcote Pippin
Sweet desert in its copper coat.
To all you Apple trees, we doff our hats !
Pour cider mongst your roots.
With such a merry dancing that
The pippin gladly shoots.
So here’s to the old Apple tree.
Stand fast root, bear well to top
Allow the pollen to float free.
Pray bring to us a heavy Apple crop.
Every bough,
Bear an Apple now
Every twig, bear an Apple large,
No wind to discharge.
Picked in warmth and Love,
God’s bounty from above.
Hats and hands full,
Three quarter sacks full.
Stored dark, cool and dry,
Ready for the pie.
Squeezed, pressed ready for,
The likes of you and I to try !
To drink at Wassail.
Good health !
Thanks to Nature’s wealth.
Waes hael !
Roger P. Read
Twelth Night. 2019.
