ODE to the Tomato

Green, yellow and red tomatoes!

Shiny leathery skin.

Why don't little kids like me?
I'm in spaghetti!
Okay, spaghetti sauce.

I'm in ketchup!

And, there's a but!

There's added sugar to make me sweet!

But, I'm already sweet.

Did you know I'm also a "cherry" tomato?
And I'm also a "grape" tomato!

There are many different types of tomatoes.

I can be a small tomato.
I can also be a big tomato.

And I even rhyme with potato.

I'm juicy on the inside and have seeds.

I have Vitamin C!

I have Vitamin A!

I like to confuse you!

I'm am a fruit!

I do have seeds!

Put me in your sandwich.

Put me in your soup.
Slice me!

And dice me!

Cook me in a stew.

Cook me in the barbeque.

I hope you plant me!

I hope you grow me!

But please protect me too!

The horn worm likes to eat me!

Green, yellow and red tomatoes!

Fin