Today's prompt is to make a specific but uncommon activity a metaphor for my life.
In the back of the freezer are plastic tubs
and Ziploc bags
of hibernating berries,
refugees from last summer's good intentions --
I'll make jam for Christmas gifts!
But I never got around to buying jars or lids,
the blackberries disappeared during the drive home,
and in August's searing heat,
Smucker's seemed good enough.
On this snow-bored winter Saturday, though,
I remembered the frozen fruit,
how sweet it tasted months ago!
A cup of sugar and half an hour
of simmering and stirring later,
Summer is cooling in jars on the shelf --
Sometimes later really is better.
Wednesday, April 01, 2020
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