A Taste of Something Fine

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 Poets and Storytellers United

Friday Writings #193: Tell Me Something Good

“...for this week's optional prompt, I am requesting that you tell me something good.” 


I hear the sparrows’ chirp

cicadas’ buzz

smell the neighbors’ barbecue


I see the clouds above

floating gently by

feel breezes in my hair


I pick a warm tomato

ripened in the sun

...a taste of something fine


the dog is belly up

wriggling on the lawn

his carefree joy contagious


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I've just had a taste of something fine.

Jackson Browne, Something Fine



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Comments

  1. JimSeptember 5, 2025 at 12:29 PM

    A ripe tomato and a dog that wants to play. Can't beat that. I used to eat tomatoes, radishes, and carrots from my mother's garden. Salt not needed. Thanks for bringing memories.

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  2. MarjaSeptember 5, 2025 at 7:11 PM

    Yes nice one These are the good things in life Cute video

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  3. Rosemary Nissen-WadeSeptember 5, 2025 at 7:45 PM

    Oh! Yes! I could taste that tomato, see and hear it all, respond to the dog... Very, very good indeed.

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  4. Jae RoseSeptember 5, 2025 at 7:59 PM

    I love your dog photo - and your words remind us that 'everyday' things are indeed good - Jae

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  5. IntelliblogSeptember 6, 2025 at 6:29 AM

    What joy in the small things that mean so much and are often taken for granted. We should. be grateful for having them, as your poem shows!

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  6. RommySeptember 6, 2025 at 6:32 AM

    Summer tomatoes are so good! Especially if one happens to have some good bread and a bit of garden grown basil on hand. LOL, I often have to save my lunch from my dog's attention. But cuddles with my favorite food thief are still quite nice.

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  7. Penelope NotesSeptember 6, 2025 at 12:02 PM

    Absolutely! To taste a freshly picked ripened tomato from one's own garden is heaven.

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  8. HelenSeptember 7, 2025 at 2:43 PM

    I love the doggy video and I love your poem, the simple joys in our every day lives turn out to be quite magnificent, don't they?

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  9. AnonymousSeptember 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM

    A sunny day with a ripe tomato and a happy dog? That's something fine!

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  10. vanderloostSeptember 7, 2025 at 9:52 PM

    So delightful. Relatable. In the moment. Loved this.

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  11. purplepeninportland.comSeptember 11, 2025 at 5:17 PM

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  12. purplepeninportland.comSeptember 11, 2025 at 5:18 PM

    A joyful poem of simple things.

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