I had never stopped like this time
pausing to see the beauty
wonder of raspberries
before tasting the first one
thrown in the package
red living goblets
of juice, of nectar
some overturned, on their side
dark liquid joy
no base, no stemware
red living goblets
filled with life, offering love
soft, swollen raspberry cuplets
some overripe, fragile,
crushed by my fingers
no matter how gentle my touch
picked from the package
ever so gently
raised to my lips
cups of longing, of juice
red raspberries giving
supple living goblets
offering themselves, joyfully,
to my hungry open mouth
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edited
February 11, 2022
living
goblets – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/02/living-goblets-v4.html
Edited after reading "Blackberries",
by Mary Oliver
&
edited November 28, 2019
living goblets – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2019/11/living-goblets-v3.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1200054728463396864
edited November 27, 2019
living goblets – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2019/11/living-goblets-v2.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1199849246901645312
November 27, 2019
living goblets
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2019/11/living-goblets-of-juice-of-nectar-no.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1199839536009887745
&
edited August 22, 2019
A Cup of Berries – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2019/08/a-cup-of-berries-v3.html
edited June 21, 2014
A Cup of Berries – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/06/a-cup-of-berries-v2.html
August 10, 2008
A Cup of Berries
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2008/08/cup-of-berries.html
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