Berry Picking

Photo: (c) Jamie K. Reaser

Right arm outstretched.

Thumb and forefinger

poised for delicate

pluck.

Memory and anticipation

rise and spiral

like two strands of DNA

in a rambunctious act of creation.

Herbaceous nibbles,

red and robust,

are offered in abundance

at the sky-cast perk

of bramble tangle

not by accident.

Summer’s succulence

is juicy bait for the soul.

Court it,

And eventually you’ll learn

that every thorn in life

is an invitation to

slow down

and be attentive.

It’s the only way

to harvest fruits.

~ Jamie K. Reaser, Author

Published in "Sacred Reciprocity: Courting the Beloved in Everyday Life" 

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