Potager d'un Curieux*

Noire de Crimee, 

Zebree verte,

 Tomate Ananas,

Tomate Russe,

Coeur de Boeuf,

just a few of the tomato varieties for sale

in the small village shop in Goult.

And then later,

we found this remote,

eccentric,

and seemingly deserted establishment.

Part art installation,

part garden centre,

with racks and racks of beautifully packaged

seeds.

But a dilemma ensued.

There was no one to pay,

and no indication of price.

Were they for sale?

We asked the concierge.

She had aucune idée.

' Désolé ', she said.

But after a while, 
when a few more perplexed people had gathered,

a door opened at the back of the shed,

and a young girl came out,

fresh from her siesta.

Certainly the seeds could be bought, she shrugged.

So if I'm still here next year

I might be able to show you these.

* The French titles will fade like my tan.