by Peg Edera
The first tomato ripened
over the weekend
I was too busy to notice.
That is, I think,
close to a sin,
to not raise it up
let it gleam in the sun,
hold it so the light bounces off it.
An offering to the Gods-
but really it is an offering from the Gods,
this orangey yellow ember.
I will pick this
when the first guest arrives today
so I can share the small globe-
I won’t take that glow inside me,
I will give it away
which is the first lesson
of all the great teachings-
See the light
Share the light
Be the light
