‘blue’berry fields in autumn
This time of the year, the only thing ‘blue’ about our blueberry fields is the blue sky above them. The fields themselves are a blanket of scarlet and orange.
These are a few scenes of the October blueberry fields in south-west New Brunswick…
legacy
~
remaining in the room
a well-used blanket
red with two black stripes
inexpensive facsimile of
~
a white
three-beaver blanket
stripes red, yellow, green
~
a blue sky
two vapor contrails
~
the yellow double line
on an asphalt road
~
a band of stars
across a light-starved sky
~
a red leather book
with black ribbons
mark passages for giving
thanks:
look down from heaven
upon the fields, now white
unto the harvest
~
a crimson blueberry field
in October, draped across bones
of the landscape
double tracks leading away
over the horizon
~
© Jane Tims 2011
nichepoetryandprose 
Oh how we hated blueberry picking. All we did was play and fill our mouths while mom and dad filled buckets. I guess we liked the desserts. Not sure about dads blueberry wine.
Now-a-days blueberries are good for you and we have a big industry led by Oxford foods who is an international player in the industry.
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Stan
October 21, 2011 at 7:17 am
Hi Stan. I actually like picking berries. I’m just not as good at it as my parents. I agree the results are delicious!!! Jane
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jane tims
October 22, 2011 at 6:38 am
Beautiful, beautiful!
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Ellen Grace Olinger
October 21, 2011 at 7:17 am
Thanks! Glad you like our blueberry fields!!! Jane
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jane tims
October 21, 2011 at 7:59 pm