A Hush Over the Crowd
Once upon a time, Long long ago, When the earth was young I used to help my Aunt and Uncle in the garden. It was in the garden While we were busy picking tomatoes That the stories would be shared. Most stories did not start with “Once upon a time”, because they were true stories. They normally came from experiences that happened during market while my aunt and uncle were selling the produce. I wasn't there. I just helped in the garden. However, I did get to hear the stories. They often came out while my aunt and uncle went down the tomato rows, one on either side, choosing, picking, discarding, and carefully placing on the ground the perfect tomatoes that they needed. My job was to pick up the tomatoes and put them in the corresponding crates. We had Better Boy, Lemon Boy, Pink Beauty, and all sorts of tomatoes with funny names. One of the first things I learned was to never mix the red tomatoes that were different types. These red tomatoes often looked...