Constance La France Poet Imagism

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Vanilla Ice Cream and Strawberries

I have a memory of picking wild strawberries with mother
         on a sunny afternoon when I was just a little girl
     it was a vast country field . . . 
                         with many kinds of wildflowers swaying
     (I picked mother a bouquet to take home too)

filling our baskets with the berries we headed home 
                  (after eating a few, of course)
          where mother washed and sliced them
                           and got out my special ice cream dish

         I can still taste the sweetness . . .  
                            of those wild juicy strawberries
  and the cold smooth vanilla ice cream melting on my tongue
      this is a  memory . . .   I keep pressed to my heart 

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June 20, 2022


Poetry/Imagism/Vanilla Ice Cream and Strawberries
Copyright Protected, ID 06-1466-777-20
All Rights Reserved, 2022, Constance La France


Written for the Standard contest, Ice Cream
sponsor, Julia Ward, Judged 07/15/2022

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I Am Anaya July 17, 2022 at 7:10 PM A perfect poem, filled with memories of mother and her precious daughter. Happy memories! ~Anaya Constance La France July 18, 2022 at 1:43 AM Anaya, thank you so much for visiting my poem, as you can see there is nothing silly about my poem, it is a poem about a beautiful memory, blessings ~Constance

Darlene De Beaulieu June 20, 2022 at 2:42 PM Hello Constance, these are good memories to have. Love & Friendship Darlene Darlene De Beaulieu June 21, 2022 at 3:04 PM Hello Constance, yes good memories are good to keep. Blessings my friend. Constance La France June 21, 2022 at 1:12 PM Darlene, thank so much for the visit, good memories are a must to keep, blessings ~Constance

Rico Leffanta June 20, 2022 at 11:27 AM Good to have happy memories! Aloha! Constance La France June 21, 2022 at 1:13 PM Rico, yes good memories are like precious gems, blessings ~Constance