Love Is A High-Hanging Fruit

~ Frank Solanki

Of a tree strong and mighty
Jump, jump, jump all you want
It always seems beyond your reach

Despair not, my friend
For it is a test
Of your willingness and commitment
Good things only come to those
Who persevere

Sure, you may give up on it
Turn your tail the other way
And remark – It must be sour

You are wrong if you think so
I am here to tell you that
No fruit of that tree is sour
Every slice of that ripened seed
Is worth savouring
Over and over again

If you plan to give up on it
Know this, my friend
You are giving up on
The greatest pleasure of your life
Nothing that you ever achieve
Nothing that you ever experience
Nothing that you ever taste
Will come remotely close

So buckle up and try harder
For if you truly give it a go
Either a ladder will magically appear
Or the branches will stoop just enough for you

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Published by Frank Solanki

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13 thoughts on “Love Is A High-Hanging Fruit”

  1. Good morning Frank.your blog i received last week came at a time i needed encouragement. My husband has just published my book called Look at the Wild Flowers. Particularly words about enduring and getting the difficult to reach fruit. I experiencd reaching for the high fruit . The ladder split under me and i was laid up with a broken wrist for five months till I was heaked. Afterwards i wrote our book The grapes are worth it. I bore fruit. I am writng books now as a result of my blogs on WordPress. Look at the bBrds and Look at the Wildflowers on Amazon.co.uk Thank God for WordPress. Angela

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  4. Beautiful poem! Yes love is a high hanging fruit and everyone should try to have it 😀 how much it can be tough otherwise life is nothing .

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  6. Beautiful, Frank!! I love the “Fox and Grapes” reference, and OMG: “Or the branches will stoop just enough for you.” How we all surely feel when we encounter our beloved! 🙂

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