sunshine, blue skies, white clouds
birds chirping beyond the protective netting
within
bushes laden with berries
some green and just a promise
others reddish purple, tartly delicious
but not yet ready
the deep blue berries are the prize
that yields to our gentle touch
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an afternoon at the berry farm
with my daughter and my love
picking in companionable silence
thinking of jams and pies and eating out of hand
happiness is …
