Funny Farm Turkey Figs
(A bowl of fig haikus)
three-dollar clearance
scratch and dent fig twig on sale
…so we brought it home
Funny Farm fig tree
established 2009
nurtured, fertilized
20 feet tall now
bulging purple turkey figs
from a litter‘s runt
denim cutoff shorts
and an old outdoor t-shirt
on the tractor lift
raised to the tip-top
in the green John Deere bucket
reaching the high boughs
instant pot unpacked
fresh figs quartered and sugared
lemon juiced, honeyed
apron strings knot past:
grandmothers, mother – to now:
me and my children
generational
memories keep our heart strings
ever-connected
kitchens are the heart
of every home – wooden spoons
stirring more than foods
fresh fig preserves done!
mason jars, lids everywhere!
aromas tempting
luscious, tart – nature
yields something big in a fig
can’t wait to dig in!
coffee, buttered toast
crispy bacon and poached eggs,
hand-picked fig preserves
dinner on the farm
is fine dining at its best:
simple, local, fresh!
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