"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." ~George Bernard Shaw

"Look at everything as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time." ~Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Monday, July 04, 2011

Magpie #72-Family Garden

Wheat Field with Rising Sun, Vincent Van Gogh, 1889


I 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:

  1. Louise10:09 AM

    Capturing the memories within the prompt perfectly! Love the connection with food from the earth.

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  2. Maggie10:15 AM

    Me too, and I miss having a garden. Lovely imagery.

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  3. Amanda10:54 AM

    Beautiful. It brings back some of my own childhood memories, thanks!

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  4. Fireblossom10:58 AM

    I had a garden as a youngster, and this brought it all back. specially the warm cherry tomatoes!

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  5. Unknown11:32 AM

    Lucky you! Me too!

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  6. Jinksy11:58 AM

    Lovely memories...

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  7. Martin12:22 PM

    Sweet, sweet memories. Lovely.

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  8. Lyn2:00 PM

    I'd like to stand by your side and help with those lovely chores...what a mood you create!

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  9. Helena2:11 PM

    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!

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  10. Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis Hall4:41 PM

    sweet memories.
    love vegetable gardens,
    I grew up with one too.

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  11. Sioux Roslawski7:57 PM

    This makes me impatient for our tomatoes to ripen...

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  12. Tumblewords:8:21 PM

    Delightful memories, vivid and vibrant!

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  13. Isabel Doyle9:53 PM

    crunchy lovely!

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  14. Anonymous6:48 AM

    Oh that sounds absolutely delightful!

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  15. Anonymous6:48 AM

    That sounds absolutely delightful

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  16. Helen8:12 AM

    I spent childhood summers on my grandparent's farm ... oh, the memories! I cherish them. Your Magpie brought them back.

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  17. Tess Kincaid12:15 PM

    I can taste those warm tomatoes.

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  18. ds5:25 PM

    Oh, I can taste this. The heat from the tomatoes, the snap of peas... yes, you've conjured a host of memories. Thank you.

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  19. kelvin s.m.7:57 PM

    …”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

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  20. Chronicles of Illusions8:48 PM

    Lovely memories caughton paper...

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  21. Katherine5:10 PM

    Don't the simple things in life creat the most wonderful & cherished memories. So lovely!

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  22. The Blog of Bee2:59 PM

    There's something about a fresh vegetable garden and summers that no matter where you are, stay with you forever.

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