Chana’s Corner
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Blueberry Avalanche
By CHANA PERMAN
your wagon explodes with lah-dee-dah-dah
Casually, you toss its contents on the belt, looking bored, maybe
presumptuous
A box of ambitious blueberries springs from your arms
Wheeee!
Ninety-nine and a half
blue
berries
…roll…
here there and everywhere
Whooshhh!
Off they go, spinning blue mini-planets
left, right and center
You cringe, looking defeated
Bye-bye, blueberries
instantly whisked away
You hesitate, sheepish
I smile at you — a blueberry-fest grin
Smiling back, your shoulders relax
Well, that was lots of blue, I muse
Off you go, and off go I
A slice of life or blueberry pie
“I’ll have a story when I get home
and inevitably pen a blueberry poem.
Originally from New York City but currently living in Toronto, Canada, CHANA PERMAN is a Jewish poet, mother and learning-strategies instructor. She holds a master’s degree in special education, and has worked in that field for 25 years. Her cherished roles as mother, teacher and guidance consultant provide inspiration and material for her writing, both prose and poetry.