Blackberry Times

By mcscraic

Fri, 17 May 2024
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Blackberry Times

By Paul McCann

 

Back then in Blackberry times

life seemed so much different than now ,

looking back to those childhood days

we were better off somehow .

Blackberry picking on Sunday

with all of my family .

for hours and hours ,

we put them in jars

and we were so happy .

We had blackberries in boxes

we had blackberries in pots ,

and on my face and hands ,

I was covered in blackberry spots .

We all drove home with our blackberries

in the boot of the car ,

blackberries were free

up the mountains ,

which wasn’t really far .

We had blackberries lined up

in jars along the window sill ,

and in our house , we ate blackberries

until we had our fill.

Blackberry jam on burnt toast ,

blackberry stains over my shirt ,

blackberry muffins at school ,

blackberry jelly for desert .

Blackberry biscuits for Ma

with a cup of blackberry tea ,

blackberries growing where no one knows

are growing for you and me.

 

 

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Comments

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

YOU EVOKE HAPPY DAYS!

Jenny.

 

Submitted by mcscraic on

Lovely comment Jenny . Its good to hear that .

Kind regards

Paul 

 

Submitted by memphis on

I can taste the sentiment in your annunciation, as I savor the moment.

Alex Alexander

Submitted by mcscraic on

I am happy to hear you enjoyed the taste of this William  

Long may the sweetnes of poetry linger with you in ytour life

Kind regards'

Paul 

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Blackberries frozen so easily these days so we can have blackberry and apple crumble in the later months! I remember picking bliberiies up the mountain, but never got many into the jar compared with the rest of the family - too slow and too much enjoying tasting! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by mcscraic on

You comment is welcome and thanks for your story about picking Bilberries . Its a great thing to look back on the thiungs we did with our family .

Kind regards Paul 

 

Submitted by Tom Brown on

Sounds like you like blackberries, all I know is blackberry jam, yes tastes good but don't you get tired of them? And so much time in the pursuit of blackberries. Although they are free?

I liked instant oats and banana bread a lot – and coke, but I got tired of it after a few years.

Interesting idea for a song! Tom

 

Submitted by mcscraic on

Thank you for this  welcome comment here Tom. Some how as a child we never tired of the taste . The idea of a song is interesting . Immediatly I thought of Old Dogs And Children and Watermelon Wine .

Something about those kind of songs and our attachment to that song .

Kind regards

Paul

 

Submitted by D G Moody on

Reading gave me the rich smell of blackberries cooking for jam - and I have some still in our larder; a lovely evocation Paul.

Dougie Moody

Submitted by mcscraic on

Thanks for this feedback and appreciation about Blackberries Dougie . 

Kind regards

Paul

 

Submitted by D G Moody on

The problem Pual is - all those jars of blackberry and apple jam in our larder; my wife doesn't lke the gritty bits!

Dougie Moody