A tomato

A tomato from the farmers’ market
early spring, before summer,
warm juice, cathartic,
rich with flavor, authentic.
 
Perfectly ripened, eaten,
just as it is, no salt,
a complement to her cooking,
my snack, my late lunch.
 
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April 12, 2023

A tomato

 

 

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Something of tomato

Hard to describe
succulence
surprising taste
of the rosa rugosa
plucking the hip
scraping out the seeds
bringing it to my nose
to gather its scent
the hip sweet
with something of tomato
warm to me taste
in the bright,
late summer heat


October 14, 2010


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Fresh Tomato

From the stem
fresh from the garden
warm from the sun
the air in our yard

The fresh tomato
so different
from their store-bought cousins
a feast for my palate
ready for one more

September 4, 2010
harvesting our own garden
September 4, 2010
tomatoes, peppers, eggplant,



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