Love Poem: Ode To the Tomato
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Written by: Liz Labadie-Reilly

Ode To the Tomato

Thought to first originate in Peru,
It’s a true tomato  fact,
oval or round,  and juicy too
from beefsteak to compact.
Tomato!  be you red or green,
nutritionally you are boss,
whether topping a salad like a queen
or at the heart of pasta sauce.
Without you, ketchup would be taboo,
 saucy salsa you wouldn’t see
marinara, we’d have to do without,	
you’re  the soul of  the  BLT.
Cousin to the eggplant,
you grow on vines above,
in France they honor you by name,
known as the “apple of love”,
So Hooray for you sweet,seedy fruit
let us  all  stop and pause,
to  honor the rich ripe goodness you bring
with a hearty round of applause!