Rich luscious, bursting with juice br Big as your thumb br Cool from the morning dew br Sweet as only wild berries can be br br Vines tall br Thick as a pencil br Barbs everywhere br Quick to catch your clothes br Or draw blood br br Leaves tender br Green and dripping with dew br Hiding the berries br Or perhaps a stink bug br Or a tick or a snake br br White flowers br Lasting only for a day br Pure white br Open for a visiting bee br br Detritus from the past br Rich mold harboring br An untold wealth of br Memories of what has br Come before br br This is the battlefield br Where soldiers met br Where cannons blazed br And riffles cracked br Where charge of one side br Met the other br and brave men died. br br Memorial Day br Colonial Heights, Virginiabr br Sidi J.