Apples Quote by Adam Dickinson
““To miss you is the weight of apples, fallen among the bent grasses at night, an organ whose machinery is pulp.””
About This Quote
Source Poetry: “The Weight of Apples” by Adam Dickinson, 2015
Love is compared to a heavy, fallen apple, symbolizing the burden of missing someone
In simple terms: Missing someone feels heavy like a fallen apple
Key Takeaway
Recognize emotional weight of longing
Themes
love
loss
burden
nature metaphor
poetry
Mood
melancholic
reflective
poetic
Type
Apples:1
Pulp:0
Apples Fallen:1
Machinery Pulp:0
Weight Apples:1
When to use this quote
- personal reflection
- creative writing
- grief counseling
Key Concepts
metaphor
emotional weight
nature imagery
Questions to Reflect On
- How do you carry emotional burdens?
- What symbols help you express longing?
A Different Perspective
Metaphor may not capture all aspects of grief
![“It remains a mystery to me why some of that [pulp] fiction should be judged inferior to the rafts and rafts of bad social [literary] fiction which continues to be treated by literary editors as if it were somehow superior, or at least worthier of our attention. The careerist literary imperialism…” quote by Michael Moorcock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f18/michael-moorcock-8974_attention_it-remains-a-mystery-to-me-why-some-of-t_131396.jpg)
