Blue
Berries
Dwindling
As winter ends,
Providing forage
For creatures small and large,
Drawn by beautiful sapphire
Fruit of the evergreen bushes,
Jewels strung there by Mother Nature,
Loving provender for her hungry kin.
Copyright 2014 Brenda Davis Harsham
Note: This poem is an Etheree, starting with one syllable
on the first line and increasing to 10, one syllable per line.
For another great example, check out Ginz&Tonic.
39 thoughts on “Berries Blue Etheree”
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Smell good too 🙂
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I’ll give a sniff as I go by next time. 🙂
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Crush the leaves/needles
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Will do. I know just where that bush is. 🙂
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Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
BEAUTIFUL BLUE BERRIES…!!!! AND THE VERSE DESCRIBING THEM!!!
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Thanks, Jonathan!! Just don’t eat them! 🙂
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I know…YUCK!!!…better the cedar waxwings or BLUE JAYS HAVE THEM!
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Definitely. They must be hungry this time of year.
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Now read a memory of mine….CHAPLAIN TO THE MENTALLY ILL. 🙂
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Yum:)
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LOL Thanks, Vit!
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Gorgeous and full of hope, Brenda!
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Thanks, we are all hungry for a little summer beauty at this time of year. 🙂
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I learn so much from you, Brenda! I had no idea that poetry had such a wide collection of variations! I love those blue berries, that resemble sapphires. I can see why the creatures would be attracted to their jeweled appearance! This was simply lovely, my dear! Hugs, Robin
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I love nature, in all its forms. This was my third ever etheree. It’s hard to find good pictures this time of year, surrounded by mud and dirty snow. Still, I manage here and there. 🙂 I’m glad you liked my blue berries. I’m told they might be juniper berries, and those are made into gin! I had no idea!! 🙂 Hugs, Brenda
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I did not know juniper berries were used to make gin. I am not a big gin drinker. Nor vodka. Whiskey and rum or wine are my favorites, one drink is usually “my limit!” 🙂
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I don’t drink much either. But I’m partial to a frozen mudslide every so often. 🙂
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Looks like juniper! The robins that are brave enough to stay through our midwestern winter love to eat these! I guess technically they are seed cones rather than true berries, but Mother Nature has glamored them to look like berries, and the birds love them all the same… 😉
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It might be… I wonder if the birds get drunk… LOL
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Too funny — I had the same thought! ^_^
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oh so pretty. mother nature takes care of all her children.
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Yes, we are so lucky to be surrounded always by beauty.
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How long does one of these take you, Brenda? Amazing!
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It depends, sometimes they are quicker than others. Try one! 🙂
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Oh, they might be what we call “Einerbær” in Norway 🙂
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Could be. 🙂
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Lovely poem Brenda! I love blueberries, they are super yummy! 🙂
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Hi Line! I do, too, but eating these would not be good! These are another blue berry that grow on a bush I don’t know the name of. So much to know, so many species. Maybe someone who comments here will know what bush that is… 🙂 Cheer, Brenda
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Juniper
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Ooo, the well-spring of gin.
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Smells better as juniper 🙂
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I agree. I’m not fond of gin, but my dad and stepmom like it!
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I have similar associations
But on the upside, if you are snowed in all winter and can’t get supplies, you can make an infusion to hold off scurvy 🙂 And Juniper is beautiful
You have such an affinity for the beautiful ….
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Wow, cool. I never knew that about juniper. Nature is full of delights. 🙂
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She is.
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And so are you, my learned friend. 🙂
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Lovely
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Thanks!
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