Fresh Tomato Soup

Name: Fresh Tomato Soup
Ingredients: 1/2 cup chopped white onion; 1/4 cup unsalted butter; 1/4 cup all purpose flour; 1 and 1/4 cups water; 6 regular field tomatoes, or 10 - 12 large roma tomatoes or equal volume of smaller tomatoes; peeled, seeded and diced; 1 tablespoon minced fresh flat parsley leaves; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme leaves; 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper; 1 bay leaf ( optional ); 1/4 teaspoon ground sage; 2 stems of fresh basil -- leaves only; about 14 to 17 leaves plus the tiny leaves