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#964672 added August 24, 2019 at 5:42pm
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The Fifty Dollar Tomato - Form of the Week - Domino Rhyme
The Fifty Dollar Tomato

My small plot of land cleared and tilled.
Potting soil added and tilled again,
groomed with enthusiasm and sweat
then deeply watered making ready.

Just fifteen dollars for plants then,
twenty-four dollars for the soil,
twenty for towers, plus the tax,
about fifty bucks, total debt.

Starters need sun, water and toil,
fog from the ocean, not a help.
Still I attempt to sow my own,
anticipate growth and relax.

My favorite food without yelp,
home-grown, succulent tomato.
Small green orbs promising, prolific,
waiting for turn to the red zone.

Growing season beats staccato
nearing the end and yet I've willed
the fruit to transform, change steady.
One red-ripe tomato, terrific!
                    ~~ Judi Van Gorder
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