Benjamina
Poem of the courageous last tomato8 total reviews
Comment from Sandra du Plessis
A very well-written uplifting poem. When we have a little tomato plant in our garden we can be sure to always have some fresh tomatoes about every day at least one will be ripe and ready.
reply by the author on 28-Mar-2020
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A very well-written uplifting poem. When we have a little tomato plant in our garden we can be sure to always have some fresh tomatoes about every day at least one will be ripe and ready.
Comment Written 28-Mar-2020
reply by the author on 28-Mar-2020
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Sandra, thank you. One of the many pleasures to grow your own vegetables, is exactly that. Going out, pick an orange from your tree and eat it,...nothing tastes better!
Comment from Y. M. Roger
Go, go, little tomato, go! :) Isn't it amazing how the tiniest thing can really have an impact on our daily routine... and the way we look at the world...?!! ;) :) A lovely offering, Marjon -- thank you for sharing! :)
reply by the author on 27-Mar-2020
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Go, go, little tomato, go! :) Isn't it amazing how the tiniest thing can really have an impact on our daily routine... and the way we look at the world...?!! ;) :) A lovely offering, Marjon -- thank you for sharing! :)
Comment Written 27-Mar-2020
reply by the author on 27-Mar-2020
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Thank you, Yvette.
Comment from Sandra Stoner-Mitchell
Aw, Marjon, that is so cruel! lol, you're going to eat her after that long, hard struggle to live! LOL What a charming poem, my friend, I really enjoyed it. Shame I had to find out you are a murderer!!! LOL xxxx Sandra
reply by the author on 27-Mar-2020
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Aw, Marjon, that is so cruel! lol, you're going to eat her after that long, hard struggle to live! LOL What a charming poem, my friend, I really enjoyed it. Shame I had to find out you are a murderer!!! LOL xxxx Sandra
Comment Written 27-Mar-2020
reply by the author on 27-Mar-2020
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No. Sandra, I ate her reverently, with all regards that she was entitled to. I saved her from falling off and foul on the earth. She preferred it that way too, I am sure.
Comment from thaities, Rebecca V.
What a beautiful little poem! You have the ability to love even the tomato from the growth of the plant, to the flowering, growth of the little green button, and finally into a red ripe tomato. The telltale line is "I shall eat her, today, reverently." Lovely!
reply by the author on 27-Mar-2020
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What a beautiful little poem! You have the ability to love even the tomato from the growth of the plant, to the flowering, growth of the little green button, and finally into a red ripe tomato. The telltale line is "I shall eat her, today, reverently." Lovely!
Comment Written 27-Mar-2020
reply by the author on 27-Mar-2020
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Thank you, Rebecca! Nice review.
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You are very welcome.
Comment from Suzanna Ray
Dear Marjon, As I have told you so many times before, I am no longer surprised to find that you have found another subject to write about!
I am guessing that 'Benjamina' is the label name for that
last brave and enduring tomato plant. Here in the USA, we give them names like 'Big Boy' and 'Early Girl.'
As for your poem, I describe it as tender, reverent, and delicious.
reply by the author on 27-Mar-2020
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Dear Marjon, As I have told you so many times before, I am no longer surprised to find that you have found another subject to write about!
I am guessing that 'Benjamina' is the label name for that
last brave and enduring tomato plant. Here in the USA, we give them names like 'Big Boy' and 'Early Girl.'
As for your poem, I describe it as tender, reverent, and delicious.
Comment Written 27-Mar-2020
reply by the author on 27-Mar-2020
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Suzanna, thank you so much! Benjamina is the name I gave her, because she was the last one and thus the youngest of the tomato plant. She was such a brave little thing!
Comment from Ogden
That seems to smack of cannibalism. You loved that tomato its entire life, and by now you've probably eaten her without even feeling guilty. Shame on you!
(I have no idea how you're able to tell the sex of tomatoes.)
Ogden (Don)
reply by the author on 27-Mar-2020
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That seems to smack of cannibalism. You loved that tomato its entire life, and by now you've probably eaten her without even feeling guilty. Shame on you!
(I have no idea how you're able to tell the sex of tomatoes.)
Ogden (Don)
Comment Written 27-Mar-2020
reply by the author on 27-Mar-2020
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Don, thank you for the review. I was not sure about the sex of this last tomato. I just supposed she was female, because of her courage. (Lol, this was meant as a joke. Nothing personal)
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Oh, I'm glad you cleared that up. Maybe you're not as bad as I thought.
(You're welcome on the review.)
Don
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chuckle
Comment from papa55mike
I long for the summer days of picking a fresh tomato from the vine. What a wonderfully written tribute to a plucky tomato. Best of luck with your writing!
Have a great day and God bless.
mike
reply by the author on 27-Mar-2020
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I long for the summer days of picking a fresh tomato from the vine. What a wonderfully written tribute to a plucky tomato. Best of luck with your writing!
Have a great day and God bless.
mike
Comment Written 27-Mar-2020
reply by the author on 27-Mar-2020
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Thanks Mike! Yes, don't we all long for the summer. Hopefully freed from the Covid-19 but full of ripe tomatoes.
Comment from BethShelby
This is well written. I too, have grown tomatoes and there is always one left on the stalk still struggling after the others are gone and the stalk has already withered. I like how you are using that as an analogy of how something or someone insignificant can be infinity important or precious.
reply by the author on 27-Mar-2020
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This is well written. I too, have grown tomatoes and there is always one left on the stalk still struggling after the others are gone and the stalk has already withered. I like how you are using that as an analogy of how something or someone insignificant can be infinity important or precious.
Comment Written 27-Mar-2020
reply by the author on 27-Mar-2020
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Thanks Beth, for the review. You got what I meant to say with this poem.