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The Berries

June 9, 2011
By penny3548 SILVER, Harker Heights, Texas
penny3548 SILVER, Harker Heights, Texas
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Favorite Quote:
"Some day I'm going to do and say everything I want to do and say, and if people don't like it I don't care." -Scarlett O'Hara


The berries shine with wholesome luster
From the granite kitchen countertop.
Red strawberries spotted with slight seeds,
Blueberries of soft, symmetrical roundness,

Blackberries- little clusters of purple.
They sit and stare and smile at me,
From the smooth granite kitchen countertop,
From the bamboo-wood cutting board.

The fact that they’ll be sweet
With a sugary tenderness, goes without saying.
They sit and stare and smile at me,
As I contemplate their existence;

Shining little thoughtful fruits,
Grown to the peak of their prime,
Watching from the bamboo-wood cutting board,
Admiring the gleam of my blade.

Nurtured to loving perfection
They know only warmth and care;
Unassuming creatures of naiveté.
Though still as sweet as candy.

The berries sparkle with tempting luster
From the granite kitchen countertop.
Red strawberries, blueberries, and black,
“Hold still!” As I bring the knife down.


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