Spring with a Child

My Mommy and me planted my apple tree.

There are zero apples on my tree.

Mommy I'm too excited, I don't want to wait! My tree grows to slow!

You must be patient and watch your tree grow my son.

There is One Apple on my tree!

Mommy I want the apply from my tree.

No dear, let it grow and leave it be.

There are two apples on my tree!

Mommy, Mommy, there are two apples on my tree, are they for me?

You must let them grow on your tree!

There are three apples on my tree!

Wow, mommy can it be three apples just for me!

Not right now, leave them be, watch them grow on your apply tree.

There are four apples on my tree!

Mommy, Mommy, Can it be four apples waiting for me!

Watch them grow big and round, they are not ready to touch the ground.

Let them go, you will see they will soon be ready to pick from your tree!

There are five apples on my tree!

Mommy, Mommy can't you see there are five apples just for me!

Patience my dear, don't you fear. Watch them grow and before you know you will have the apples from your tree.

There are six apples on my tree!

Mommy, Mommy, there are six,

The ladder I shall fix,

To climb my tree and get those apples just for me!

Let them grow, and get big and round if you go on the ladder you will fall to the ground.

Listen to me; leave your apples on the tree.

There are seven apples on my tree!

Mommy, Mommy there are seven apples on my tree!

I want them for my friend Kevin and me!

No, no boys leave them be, don't take any apples from the tree.

There are eight apples on my tree!

Mommy, mommy, there are eight apples on my tree.

Please can I have one just for me?

You will soon see, what will happen to the apples up in your tree.

There are nine apples on my tree!

Mommy, Mommy, nine apples that are all mine!

No , wait and see, what happen to your apples it will be so fine!

There are ten apples on my tree!

Mommy, Mommy, can it be,

Is it time to pick the apples just for me.

I have a surprise for you and me, come see what will happen to the apples on your tree!

There are Zero apples on my tree!

Because they are in the bellies of mommy and me!

Yummy!