Tomato

 

don’t put off for tomato what’s up today

   pull from the punnet starting to leaf

   and push into compost of total belief

 

yesterday today and tomato

   transcribes genetic patterns year to year

   human chat prizing their ready progress

 

tomato and tomato and tomato

   readier than ever bursts its bonds

   rounder and sounder and under wonder

 

the forecast for tomato is variable

   with areas of soft around the edges

   sunny disposition and increasingly wet

 

all said and done tomato is another day

   olé bouquet of creamy soup

   fruity beauty of salad sandwich