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Tomato Varieties
Tomato Haiku XXXII
Cherry tomato
One bite squirts juice fireworks
Rocketing skyward
—N. Dreyfus
Tomato Haiku XXXIII
Heirloom or vine grown
taste the freshest and the best
Red and delicious
—M. Vigdor
Tomato Haiku XXXIV
Heirloom tomatoes
With color and shapes forgotten
Now we eat again
—kentkb
Tomato Haiku XXXV
Red or Yellow Pear
Pineapple, Plum, Grape, Cherry
Fruited Tomatoes
—Poetic Goddess T. Shenea
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Tomato Haiku XXXVI: Tomato Types Part I
Rode a Taxi to
a Nebraska Wedding on
the Fourth of July
—Poetic Goddess T. Shenea
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Tomato Haiku XXXVII: Tomato Types Part II
Sipped some Brandywine
with the Sun Gold, bold and bright
on Guernsey Island
—Poetic Goddess T. Shenea
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Tomato Haiku XXXVIII: Tomato Types Part III
I ate a Beefsteak
in St. Pierre-Miquelon
Brought home an Heirloom
—Poetic Goddess T. Shenea
Tomato Haiku XXXIX: Tomato Types Part IV
Mr. Stripey is
in with Dr. Walter; he
saw a Green Zebra
—Poetic Goddess T. Shenea
Tomato Haiku XL: Tomato Types Part V
Tommy Toe won a
Sweet Million on Early Girl
and Moneymaker
—Poetic Goddess T. Shenea
Tomato Haiku XLI: Pear Tomatoes
Slight pear tomatoes
Delicate edible art
Sunshine on my tongue.
—A. Sims
Tomato Haiku XLII
tom ate tomatoes
yellow, red, green from the ground
every bite was tasty
—S. Baderdeen
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Practical Tomato Applications
Tomato Haiku XLIII
fried green tomatoes
bring back dreams of my childhood
juicy bright fresh crunch
—K. Basinger
Tomato Haiku XLIV
A superfood, great!
Tomatoes you make pizza
Healthy. I love you.
—P. Lawlor
Tomato Haiku XLV
A natural gift
Mother canning all month long
Pretty under glass
—J. Gasperetti
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Tomato Haiku XLVI
Firm and supple skin,
sloughed off in a boiling tin.
In ketchup, you'll blend.
—D. Bishop
Tomato Haiku XLVII
Angel hair pasta
Extra virgin olive oil
Basil, tomato
—J. Beever
Tomato Haiku XLVIII
Picked fresh, still sun-warmed
A bit of salt, crusty bread
Dripping, tasty feast
—Lindsay R.
Tomato Haiku XLIX
Fresh from the garden
Salted when ripe or fried green
Flavor with esteem.
—A. Baylor
Tomato Haiku L
spicy, crispy, tart,
warm fried green tomatoes taste
yummy summer treat
—E. Barrow
Tomato Haiku LI
Fried Green or pickled
Sauce, soup, sliced, paste, or ketchup
You are a staple
—B. Wiener
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Tomato Haiku LII
Tomato salsa
tomato and tomahto
such a lovely fruit
—R. Horn
Tomato Haiku LIII
Perfidious fruit:
Consorting with veggies in
Salads, soups and sauce.
—N. Dreyfus
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Tomato Haiku LIV
crisp green tomato
with cornmeal and parmesan
tart gusto and joy!
—N. Hoffman
Tomato Haiku LV
crimson slice of heaven
animal desire
with a splash of balsamic
—A. Chartrand
Tomato Haiku LVI
Whose bright tomato
Met happy smiles in summer
Over a chunk of pie?
—L. Brockway
Tomato Haiku LVII
Tomatoes on vines
pick them off and fry, delicious
flavor lingers, zing!
—C. Chen
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Tomato Anxiety
Tomato Haiku LVIII
I hold my breath? slice
Will you be mealy? Dry? Bland?
No! Juicy and sweet!
—K. Hustead
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Tomato Haiku LIX
Mutant tomato
Misshapen and overpriced
Beware the heirloom.
—C. Halpert
Tomato Haiku LX
Squish! Pop in my mouth
Sweet red juice drips down the side
Stain on my nice shirt
—J. Jones
Tomato Haiku LXI
A firm, fiery red
My patient wait is over
Seeds squirt as I slice
—K. Thaxton
Tomato Haiku LXII
small pot in backyard
red ripe and so refreshing
grow tomato's grow!!!
—U. Asthana
Tomato Haiku LXIII
My Tomato Oh Tomato
Oh my tomato
how i can long for your taste
until next season (i wait)
—J. Sidabras
Tomato Haiku LXIV
Sweet rich early girl
For you my loyal mouth yearns
Frost?don't break my heart
—K. Wilkens
Tomato Haiku LXV
a dinner salad
local heirloom tomatoes?
too small for the price
—C. Hicks
Tomato Haiku LXVI
my girlfriend loves them
no sex without her ketchup
laundry constantly
—D. May
Tomato Haiku LXVII
The moment of truth.
I?m scared of you tomato!
What will a slice reveal?
—K. Hustead
Tomato Haiku LXVIII
You?re in stores year-round
When you really ought to be
Sold just in summer.
—K. Hustead
Tomato Haiku LXIX
One weighed in each hand
Which one is better? Sweeter?
Too hard! I bought both.
—K. Hustead
Tomato Haiku LXX
more tomatoes-
the ulcer on my tongue
won't stop me
—A. Serock
Tomato Haiku LXXI
Topsy Turvy orb
Our one tomato tasty
Were we too hasty?
—J. Slocum
Tomato Haiku LXXII
Folded, gnarled flesh;
homely by human standards.
Heirloom makes me blush.
—S. Phillips
Meta Tomato Haikus about Tomato Haikus
Tomato Haiku LXXIII
If I write haiku
About the great Tomato
What prize do I win?
—B. Wiener
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