<p>Proud purple</p> <p>Shifting shades</p> <p>Of red</p> <p>Hugging clean green leaves</p> <p>Tucked in sandy bed</p> <p>Pumped up</p> <p>With summer sun</p> <p>Just fresh</p> <p>From rain</p> <p>I kneel</p> <p>To bend</p> <p>And pluck</p> <p>Fistfuls</p> <p>And drift</p> <p>Into that picker’s dream</p> <p>Of jelly jars</p> <p>And old time</p> <p>Kitchen smells</p> <p>That linger</p> <p>On the edge</p> <p>So precious</p> <p>And so real</p> — Steve Ewing
Proud purple
Shifting shades
Of red
Hugging clean green leaves
Tucked in sandy bed
Pumped up
With summer sun
Just fresh
From rain
I kneel
To bend
And pluck
Fistfuls
And drift
Into that picker’s dream
Of jelly jars
And old time
Kitchen smells
That linger
On the edge
So precious
And so real
— Steve Ewing
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