Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Wild Strawberries

“Are wild strawberries really wild? 
 
 
Will they scratch an adult, will they snap at a child? 

   


 Should you pet them, or let them run free where they roam? Could they ever relax in a steam-heated home? Can they be trained to not growl at the guests? 

 

 Will a litterbox work or would they make a mess? Can we make them a Cowberry, herding the cows, or maybe a Muleberry pulling the plows, or maybe a Huntberry chasing the grouse, or maybe a Watchberry guarding the house, and though they may curl up at your feet oh so sweetly can you ever feel that you trust them completely? 

 

Or should we make a pet out of something less scary, like the Domestic Prune or the Imported Cherry, 

 

Anyhow, you've been warned and I will not be blamed if your Wild Strawberries cannot be tamed.”


― Shel Silverstein, Where the Sidewalk Ends

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