Once upon a time 
when baby tomatoes 
were three pence a pound 
big fat Cousin Joe 
juggled red rounds in the air 
and one by one 
he nose butted them 
and caught them in his open mouth 
SCUMP.... squirt ... dribble....giggle 
and our laughing legs 
stamped scatters of green spiders 
and his hearty belly heaved. 

Then brown bag scrunched and empty 
he trudged away home 
to cook his one man dinner.