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Maureen Thorson: Tomatoes

May 12, 2011 by PBQ

Hours spent parting
the vines

in search of blossoms,
hauling the gallons

and slopping them
over bristling stalks.

A gross promise
of fertility.

Last winter, I dreamed
of red valleys stung

with growing lanterns,
a rustle on the wind.

But the vines are fruitless
and the air is still.

Still I bring the water,
thinking of lobes

of seeded, bursting flesh,
my hope the thing

that gets stronger
when unfed.

Filed Under: Contributors 84, Issue 84, Poetry, Poetry 84 Tagged With: Contributors 84, Maureen Thorson, Poetry, Poetry 84

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