Much of this resonates with me and reflects parts of my life. Glad you linked this early work that predates our encounters in your other piece that you linked to in today's piece.

Speaking of trees and their fruit, here's a recent one of mine with which you have not yet interacted that you will enjoy: https://medium.com/weeds-wildflowers/a-poets-walk-among-weeds-and-wildflowers-f25bfdb75e7c