Sun-ripening [edit, title change]

[dukealien]

Sun-ripening


Tomatoes left out
in a sunny room
stay bright and flavorful;

those refrigerated
lose their sweetness
rot and shrink away.

Remaining fresh
demands not coolness
but incessant ripening.

Unintuitive


Tomatoes left out
in a sunny room
stay bright and flavorful
while those refrigerated
lose their sweetness
rot and shrink away.

Just so with Man:
remaining fresh
demands not coolness
but incessant ripening.

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