Wheat Field with Rising Sun, Vincent Van Gogh, 1889I grew up with a vegetable garden
Rinsing fresh lettuce into a bowl
Scooping up warm cherry tomatoes
Popping crunchy pea pods into my mouth
The soil enriched meals mingle into memories
Of soft summer evenings sweet with family
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22 comments:
Capturing the memories within the prompt perfectly! Love the connection with food from the earth.
Me too, and I miss having a garden. Lovely imagery.
Beautiful. It brings back some of my own childhood memories, thanks!
I had a garden as a youngster, and this brought it all back. specially the warm cherry tomatoes!
Lucky you! Me too!
Lovely memories...
Sweet, sweet memories. Lovely.
I'd like to stand by your side and help with those lovely chores...what a mood you create!
My cheaper-half grows loads of veg over the summer. I could almost taste the goods as I was reading your piece...! I like the thought of summer sweet with family. I miss it too!
sweet memories.
love vegetable gardens,
I grew up with one too.
This makes me impatient for our tomatoes to ripen...
Delightful memories, vivid and vibrant!
crunchy lovely!
Oh that sounds absolutely delightful!
That sounds absolutely delightful
I spent childhood summers on my grandparent's farm ... oh, the memories! I cherish them. Your Magpie brought them back.
I can taste those warm tomatoes.
Oh, I can taste this. The heat from the tomatoes, the snap of peas... yes, you've conjured a host of memories. Thank you.
…”soft summer evenings sweet with family..” , i like that and never had i thought of a soft summer evenings here at our place… the cover of your piece is gracious…(:
~Kelvin
Lovely memories caughton paper...
Don't the simple things in life creat the most wonderful & cherished memories. So lovely!
There's something about a fresh vegetable garden and summers that no matter where you are, stay with you forever.
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