Friday, November 05, 2021

Friday Write - a Garden to Love










 Grandmother's Garden 

When I was a growing boy 
And my Grandma'd go to town 
I'd sneak into her garden 
Like a hungry rabbit comes 

There a yummy meal I'd find 
Red ripe tomatoes for me 
Carrots, orange rabbit food 
Strawberries sweet saved for last   

Thought she didn't know, she did  
Now Grandma's gone through the sky 
Heaven's garden vines she grows
Food for Angel's supper time 

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 - Photo and Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2021, All Rights Reserved 
 - I am linked with Magaly for her Prompt Inspiration about Food and Eating (read her desires NEXT BELOW) at the first installment of "Friday Writings #1" at   https://poetsandstorytellersunited.blogspot.com/2021/11/friday-writings-1-i-write-with-my-food.html?m=1
 - For our first Friday promptMagaly would like us to "write poetry or prose about food: cooking it, eating it, sharing it, craving it, dreaming of it … the choice is yours."

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15 Comments:

At Friday, November 05, 2021 1:48:00 AM, Blogger Rosemary Nissen-Wade said...

Nothing like the taste of those home-grown tomatoes, carrots and strawberries! All the sweeter for being stolen. (Yes, I did that too, in my parents' garden. But we didn't have any rabbits around, so I just hoped they wouldn't notice. They did, of course.) I like to think of your Grandma growing food for the Angels!

 
At Friday, November 05, 2021 9:51:00 AM, Blogger Helen said...

This is sweet .. I suspect many of us will be remembering our Grandmothers' gardens today. Yummy.

 
At Friday, November 05, 2021 11:21:00 AM, Blogger Thotpurge said...

Fond memories!

 
At Friday, November 05, 2021 11:24:00 AM, Blogger indybev said...

Nothing better than sun-ripened tomato or strawberry, still warm from the sunshine. YUM Can't say the same for the carrot. They have to be detopped and scrubbed!

 
At Friday, November 05, 2021 11:59:00 AM, Blogger Magaly Guerrero said...

Grandmas always know everything, methinks. I think they are so wise that they plant ideas--and fruity treats--knowing that the grand kids will have fun with them. I, too, was a tomato swiper.

 
At Friday, November 05, 2021 1:15:00 PM, Blogger Lisa said...

Nothing tastes as good as a warm tomato. If only I could get to my strawberries before the pill bugs.

 
At Friday, November 05, 2021 1:26:00 PM, Blogger Nessa said...

Fresh strawberries and tomatoes right from the vine are amazing.

 
At Friday, November 05, 2021 1:57:00 PM, Blogger  said...

This is precious. So heartwarming. I definitely would have gone for the strawberries too.

 
At Friday, November 05, 2021 3:24:00 PM, Blogger Astrid said...

Your grandma must've been proud of you for picking her tomatoes rather than candies. I mean, I could write a similar piece about my parents' candy shelf, how I thought they didn't know, but they obviously did. In fact, I think you just inspired me, thanks!

 
At Saturday, November 06, 2021 10:43:00 AM, Blogger dsnake1 said...

Nothing tastes better than homegrown vegetables and fruits. :)

 
At Saturday, November 06, 2021 1:43:00 PM, Blogger Ornery Owl of Naughty Netherworld Press and Readers Roost said...

What a lovely memory. My paternal grandmother lived in upstate New York. She grew roses in her backyard. She gave my father a cutting from a yellow rosebush. Both my grandmother and my father are gone now and have been for many years. The cutting is now a full-fledged rosebush in my mother's backyard.

 
At Sunday, November 07, 2021 8:48:00 AM, Blogger Joel (@Stranded Tree) said...

My grandparents' gardens were worked in by the free labor of grandchildren. No snacking allowed.
It's nice that you remember your grandmother's garden this way and her tending the garden for angels.

 
At Sunday, November 07, 2021 4:54:00 PM, Blogger Jenna said...

Aww! <3

 
At Monday, November 08, 2021 9:59:00 PM, Blogger phillip woodruff (jalopy dreams) said...

i wish i could grow a garden, to have fresh veggies would be awesome. somehow i missed your poem the first time thru, not sure how i did that but glad i back back for a second look. enjoyed this very much jim

 
At Thursday, November 11, 2021 1:54:00 PM, Blogger Lori said...

This reads like it probably tasted - the sweetest.

 

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