Brendan O

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A s father mother and I went on our afternoon walk around the neighborhood we strolled by the vacant lot. I liked to play there when I was small and young. But the vacant lot was no longer vacant ! It seemed like all of Cleveland was packed tight in there. It looked as if it had transformed overnight into this beautiful garden. People were carin' for many different plants. I saw goldenrod, radishes, beans, corn, tomatoes, pumpkins, and many more that I can't name. I was especially drawn to the man tendin' to his pumpkins. He had a nice big smile, and acted friendly toward the gardeners near him. It appeared they enjoyed his company, and he liked theirs. "Now that's something I don't see everyday", I thought to myself, "A smilin' white man". I really wanted to meet him, but that will come later. "Son", my father said, "You will plant for me somethin' there on that pretty little patch o' land in the middle of the garden, 'cause I am too old for that. OK?" I paused then answered back "Well okay, but I don't know one solitary thin' 'bout farmin' ". "You could ask some o' them farmin' folk" I decided on bananas, because it is my favorite fruit. I got right to planting. After the third day of plantin', I couldn't stand it any longer. I started screamin' at my tree. That Jew that I saw earlier came over and calmed me down. He explained how plants (especially trees) took awhile to grow. I discovered I would need to wait a few years. He also told me I need to learn to be patient. We worked together that week and I slowly but surely got more and more patient. I helped him with his pumpkins, and he helped me with my bananas. He's a great man. Now that's something you don't see everyday. A kind, considerate, friendly white man. I really wish that there were more of him in the world. After a while the bananas were ready to harvest. They were sooooooo good. I'm defiantly going to plant them again next year! Mmmmmmm! Those times were great, but now a days, the garden's trash. I knew my amazing young life wouldn't last forever. I knew all along, so I did the best I could at it.