December Tomatoes

They're not as tasty as mid-summer

But, Florida tomatoes are a bummer

So, until a frost is coming I wait

Then pretty green, I harvest late

Sit them by a window in the sun

Slowly red turn everyone

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And, then I eat them & remember

Summer past, in early December

And, they are quite tasty

Not flavorless and pasty

Like store bought from sunshine state

The gross tomatoes we all hate

Grown in "soil" petrochemical dead

Tended by immigrants packed in sheds

Doing jobs "Americans" won't do

Picking fruits & veggies for you

So, don't buy winter tomatoes

Almost as bad as GMO potatoes

Saturn, Venus & Jupiter in a line

Evenly space above last sunshine

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Venus is so shiny & bright

Jupiter, low, a disappearing sight

Comparatively, Saturn quite dim

Even in cirrus, viewing chances slim

But, all three peeked out last night

With sunset glow, an eye delight

Watching over, first quarter moon

Every changing, check it soon

Yesterday east, today it's Pacific west

Cuz plate tectonics knows what's best

All around Japanese archipelago

Rock is slipping, letting go

Also, central Eurasian plate

Seems every ready for shaky date

Afghanistan, Oklahoma & PNG

Another day of quakes they see

Or feel

The boundary or fracking deal

Few snow pellets fell over night

Long gone after first light

Sun is trying to break through

Hope it's shining down on you

A cool day, not really cold

Red Oak leaves still on hold

Most of rest already on the ground

Gravity always tugging down

'Bout time to get my wayward dog

And, wrap up this here blog

Thanks for checking in

Now get on out & share a grin

More grins will keep the guns away

And, we'll all live another day

Let's hope

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