She Sure is Some Tomato
“Post Humus”
By Patti Tana
“Scatter my ashes in my garden
so I can be near my loves.
Say a few honest words, sing a gentle song,
join hands in a circle of flesh.
Please tell some stories about me
making you laugh. I love to make you laugh.
When I’ve had time to settle, and green
gathers into buds, remember I love blossoms
bursting in spring. As the season ripens
remember my persistent passion.
And if you come into my garden
on an August afternoon
pluck a bright red globe,
let juice run down your chin and the seeds
stick to your cheek. When I’m dead
I want folks to smile and say:
“That Patti,
She sure is some Tomato!”
- Patti Tana
Patti Tana reads “Post Humus” and eight other poems on her website: pattitana.com
“Post Humus” is included in Patti’s book MAKE YOUR WAY ACROSS THIS BIRDGE: NEW & SELECTED WRITINGS (Whittier Publications, Inc, Island Park, NY, 2003).