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Blackberry Picking

I see grandmother's bonnet moving above the bramble. My mother tells me not to keep eating berries. My little pail fills so slowly. mouth drips purple juice clothes torn, skin bleeding, itching spill berries again

Copyright © | Year Posted 2015




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Date: 4/4/2015 7:12:00 PM
Thomas, Dropped by to say hi and congratulate you on having your poem selected by Soup's Administration. This is a wonderful poem to have featured on the homepage. ~Always & Forever~ LINDA
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Date: 3/30/2015 8:59:00 AM
A wonderful and sensitive child's view. Congrats on the selection. daver
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