We sat together under the setting sun
 He took my hands, did the wise one
Sitting across from me at a patio table
I was about to learn from a great fable

From a bowl of fruit he chose an apple and pear placed one in each of my hands, said,  "Close your eyes dear ,when you open them again look only at me, say which fruit is which, without looking to see"



He held my gaze captive with his mysterious eyes
And though I tried I couldn't tell,I was  surprised
I tried to concentrate, but I couldn't move the fruit
Not to feel the different shape, I had no way to dispute

I said " I'm amazed I can't tell,  it will only  be a guess 
 In the right the apple, in the left the pear, yes?"
Saying " See for yourself"   under his breath he did hum
Not only was I wrong,  the apple had become a plum

"But I saw an apple and a pear", I cried! what did you do?"
"When you closed your eyes I made the switcheroo
This is to show you two things my dear", said my sage guru
"The power of suggestion is where most choices brew"

"You must learn not to be distracted, but to keep your focus
Careful when you close your eyes, beware of hocus pocus
Learn to examine things fully, before you make your choices
Don't let yourself be lured away by too many other voices"

I learned from the Sage, to take more time
not let ourselves be had, the choices we make
in life are the difference between glad and sad
It could have been important life changing
items I was choosing,not knowing whether
it's plums or apples we will always
wind up losing.

etw