Wow, this is very vivid in my mind! Really well written. Simple but very powerful. Please keep writing!

Anna _

"...delicate, fuzzy wishes/on parachutes in search of him."-that's a dandy line.

When you stop groaning over that awful pun, you can take comfort in knowing that I really enjoyed reading this bit of poetic playfulness. I'm glad it isn't one of the cherry tomatoes that you threw away, but kept to make a special salad.