Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Daily Nightshade

The garden gave birth to an eggplant.
Out of the black soil
it grew like a shiny bowling ball.
It hid from me
under the plant's broad leaves
tucked away behind
the riot of tomato plants.
I picked it yesterday
along with some ripened
tomatoes and zucchini.
I brought it to my sweetness
and she made something nice.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I love eggplant. I love tomato. Michio Kushi says stay away from 'em. Hmmm. I say, "fuck off, Kushi coo-coo-ka-choo. They're yummy."

Hope you do as well, and continue to enjoy!

ScaughtFive said...

Wait until the purple carrots come outta the ground.

Dana said...

It was quite yummy if I do say so myself.