SEPTEMBER FALLS
Sunlight dictates our days somehow
Evenings speak of duvets now
People begin to cough or sneeze
Trees start to dread each single breeze
E-type says there’s nowhere to park
Mornings complain about the dark
Blackberries doubt that they’ll get picked
English sheepdog begs for a stick
Radio talks of candidates
Fake news drowns out any debate
Autumn colours each working day
Leaves demand
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Categories:
blackberries, america, autumn, dog, england,
Form: Acrostic
Categories:
blackberries, nature,
Form: Ninette
My Thoughts On Blackberries
Jamun or Kala Jamun - we call it in India,
Black plum, Jambu, Jambool - for many, it's a mania;
In months of June end July; one could find young and old climb,
Sit over their branches; relish the fruits; as though pass-time...!
We've twenty trees in our garden; jamuns ethylene-ripe;
Fallen ones are tasty too; though look so stereotype;
Boys
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Categories:
blackberries, fruit, fun, nature,
Form: Rhyme
Gothic Lips
swollen blackberries
basket of sweet temptation
purple gothic lips
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Categories:
blackberries, nature, summer,
Form: Haiku
Mauve Picks a Winner
Spindly stretching brambles rebel from main form
Amused bending stems eject spikes of rhino horn
Thorns barely a repellent for birds resourceful
Tweezer glowing twilight globe, a bitter morsel
Fresh field alien green cone births berry's infant
Chantilly lace pale
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Categories:
blackberries, celebration, nature, purple, winter,
Form: Couplet
Blackberries
BLACKBERRIES
I cherish, relish
tart flavour of succulent
juicy blackberries.
Amused as my tongue to show
being painted indigo.
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Categories:
blackberries, 4th grade, appreciation, fruit,
Form: Tanka
Thoughts On Blackberries
I’ve never been fond of blackberry cobbler
--I’ll pass, too, on the blackberry sorbet--
Too many seeds get caught in my teeth,
Dentures may change my mind someday.
Give me raspberries, softer and sweeter,
With a taste which excels the blackberry
They make a deliciously tasty berry parfait,
Hands down, they’re my favorite in dairy.
Blackberry jams have way too much seed
If you
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Categories:
blackberries, feelings, fruit,
Form: Rhyme
Blackberries, Blackberries
Blackberries, blackberries, what’s the big deal?
They’ve too many seeds, and they give me no thrill.
They’re actually tart and they’re only sweet when
placed into a pie. Are they even good then?
Likewise the strawberry is not all that great
except if you eat it along with your mate.
You see how in movies some great lover dips
that berry in
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Categories:
blackberries, fruit,
Form: Rhyme
Blackberry Pleasures
Blackberries to me are one of natures fine treasures
Fruit jewels that give many culinary pleasures.
The berries are versatile with nutritional health benefits
And wildlife safe haven under densely grown thickets.
Nature gives plenty for us all to share
But be aware and pick them with care.
Covered in thorns over each entwined stem
Defence of its own blackberry briar realm.
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Categories:
blackberries, food, fruit, nature,
Form: Rhyme
It's Blackberries
*Image of Blackberries by Pixabay.
It's Blackberries
It's in the thoughts.
It's in the classroom.
It's during recess.
It's in the cafeteria.
It's in the library.
It's waiting for the school bell to ring.
It's the school bus ride home.
It's the tossed school bag on the porch.
It's in Pup-Tart, frolicking ahead.
It's the trail behind the house.
It's in the search.
It's in the anticipation.
It was
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Categories:
blackberries, beautiful, black love, fruit,
Form: List
Blackberries
blackberries relished, picked, coated
with sugar, fingers deliciously stained.
the tonic bumps twirl with my tongue
the sweetness and berry bravado
of childhood, picking and tasting
this satiating serendipity for one.
i wonder if my sisters and brother
found the wild bramble?
or is it all mine -
this mine of sweet black fruit.
8/4/2022
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Categories:
blackberries, fruit,
Form: Free verse
Blackberries In Wilderness
I walked past leaving the noisy streets behind
Entered a less travelled path leading to the woods
Where the scene gleamed with refreshing verdure
Here Nature lay in calm repose, deaf to all hustle n’ scuffle
Welcomed by the scent of flowers and foliage,
I stood in this engulfing ocean of silence.
The place calmed my mind and lulled my
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Categories:
blackberries, fruit, sweet,
Form: Free verse
Homegrown Blackberries Rule
Recalling how chiggers can itch
I'll still cross the muddiest ditch
the biggest blackberries to find.
Deet sends most critters to their niche.
Wrestling briers, a path I'll stake
while dreaming of cobblers to bake...
Whoa! my full pail I left behind
the moment I spotted a snake.
Returning with weapon in tow
and searching along with my beau
At last, I regain peace of
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Categories:
blackberries, 11th grade, angst, boyfriend,
Form: Quatrain
I Love Blackberries
Blackberries in my hot pie topped with ice cream, a bowl makes my mouth beam.
Blackberry wine,
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Categories:
blackberries, food, humor, sweet, wine,
Form: Rhyme
Blackberries
Blackberries are juicy and sweet
And very delicious to eat.
For me though, I think,
Are those I can drink-
Blackberry liqueur is my treat!
July 29, 2022
Contest: Your Thoughts on Blackberries
Sponsor: Matt Caliri
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Categories:
blackberries, fruit, funny,
Form: Limerick
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