Family tree

The story
goes like this…
There is an apple, and
there is a tree. “The apple,” it
is said, “does not fall far from the tree.”
So why is it…when I look up at the tree,
that has shaded and sheltered me;
Why don’t I see apples?
When
I look
up, I
see
instead,
a glorious nut tree.

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