Tomato Haiku

Planet Green held a Tomato Haiku contest back in July -- a bit premature by our season's timetable, but they received (and published) over 73 entries. Retail Relay didn't get that many for our Peach Haiku extravaganza, but an amazing number of excellent offerings (some of which bordered on the unpublishable!), for reasons that exist only in the realm of the senses and, indeed, the wide array of responses good haiku can elicit.

Now, with the arrival of the big Beefsteaks, the mad-shaped Heirlooms, the golden Pears, the explosive Cherries, we're posting Tomato Haiku from our customers, farmers, gardeners -- everyone in the C-ville and surrounding areas.

So let 'em rip. Again, follow the familiar 5-7-5 syllable rule -- or don't! Tell us about the challenges of growing them (what rhymes with blight?). Or about that moment just before picking.... and then just after picked. And of course there's always the eating. Depends on the la tomate, no doubt. Personally, I like them thickly sliced, with a dash of salt and pepper.... hey, that's a haiku!

Thickly sliced tomato
glistening, studded
with salt and pepper

Post your Tomato Haiku in your comment.