Short Tomato Plant Poems

Serendipity Love

Love is never lost like a snowflake on an LA freeway
Or a teardrop in a sea of sand.

Love pops up like a tomato plant on an offramp
Or daisies in sidewalk cracks.

10-2-21
Contest: Bite Size Poem No. 22
Sponsor: Line Gauthier

Based on two true experiences - the tomato plant and the daisies...

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I have a resilient tomato plant from Iowa.
She gave me tomatoes from May until November twentieth.
That is over half a year of tomatoes.
I had never had a tomato plant like this one.
If I had artificial sunlight
I would dig her up
And stick her in a pot
And keep her in the house.
Getting tomatoes off her all year long.
Does anyone know how to get artificial sunlight?...

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Ode to a Tomato Plant
You are the green miracle of the earth, the tender stem that holds the red fruit of life.
You are the generous gift of the sun, the warm ray that nourishes the sweet pulp of love.
You are the humble servant of the table, the fresh salad that accompanies the bread of hunger.
You are the silent witness of the seasons, the faithful cycle that renews the seed of hope.
You are the tomato plant, the simple beauty that fills the world with color and flavor....

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