June 17, 2024

wild blackberries

By Kat Myrman 
wild blackberries 

I don’t mind
being encroached upon
by the invasive species
of these foothills…
blackberry brambles 
hug the long driveway
to my house on the hill
bursting with fruit
I don’t mind
that the deer, the squirrels,
the rabbits, chickadees, finches,
cardinals, and wrens will glean
most of this year’s bounty…
I don’t even mind sharing 
with bullish, boisterous bluejays
I’ll happily savor my annual
handful of luscious sweets, fingers 
stained a lovely shade of purple-blue
how gracious my neighbors are
sweetly serenading me, gracing
me with visits that take my breath
they don’t mind me
trudging noisily along the wood’s edge
rustling them from their burrows
and perches…they don’t mind
being encroached upon by me…

~kat

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