Lemonade

when life gives you apples
it's time for the school
the teacher that grapples
enforcing their rule

when life gives you cucumbers
perish the thought
assign them to new comers
as if they're bought

when life gives you peppers
do can them -- they're great!
that's what all the preppers
will wish that they ate

when life gives you tomatoes
but skips the potatoes
if you give a hoot
tomato's a fruit!

Author notes: https://allpoetry.com/contest/2790782-When-Life-Gives-You...-Blank-