Far, far away, in a land covered with snow
In the very long winters, nothing much would grow
Not one fruit or berry out of their season
Yet for despair, there hardly was reason
For carefully stowed in a cold treasure chest
Lie a handful of strawberries, picked at their best
And if you had the chance to take a bite
Or furtively sneak in there, as you might
You would enjoy a taste impossibly sweet
A surprisingly summery, energizing treat
Drop three strawberries into a large porridge bowl
And you will have no other thought nor goal
Than to swirl and swirl, again, one more time
Until a pink color appears, a color so fine
Take this pink porridge and your cuddliest sweater
Make yourself comfy, you’ll soon feel better
Like the beautiful strawberry half thawed that you ate
You’ll remember that spring’s coming, you’ll just have to wait
43 replies on “A Treasure Impossibly Sweet”
Beautiful poem! And yummy idea…a warm winter fruity goulash 🙂
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Heheh, my boys eat berries in their porridge all the time!
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My god I love this! You really have a beautiful talent with words, Snow 🙂 ❤ I had a similar experience with lychee recently – they're one of my favorite fruits and I was elated when I saw them at the supermarket.. all the way from Madagascar! Imagine the journey they made from that island all the way to cold and gray Lodz. One bite of lychee and all the childhood memories from home came rushing to my mind. They weren't quite as juicy as I'd have liked but still tasty!
I love the photo too! Did you duplicate a single photo?
I am waiting for spring too and I've noticed the days are getting longer 😀
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Aah, lovely childhood memories, Pooja! Happy to have helped them surface 🙂 My “childhood memory” fruit is passionfruit. I love them! And they are one of the rare fruits that you can get over here that taste pretty good despite their long voyage. We had some growing at my childhood home in Australia and I still remember what the vine looked like.
I actually do sometimes imagine the long trip imported foods make!!! It’s kind of unreal when you think of it. When eaten, they vanish in seconds, after all that hard work growing and transporting them!
Lychees are good too, but I didn’t have my first one until I lived in France – so lychees always remind me of my French days! ❤
I edited the photo with my new Photoshop Express mobile app, it was a snowy picture with a building and some trees and then it ended up like this! 🙂
Yay for spring! Still no signs of it here, we just got heaps of snow last night. But it's a good sign that your days are getting longer! Maybe ours will soon, too!! 🙂
Thanks dear for stopping by!
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beautiful poem
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Thanks, Tanja! 🙂
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Great poetry, Snow! Thanks for sharing! Marcus
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Thanks very much, Marcus! Much appreciated!
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A delightful poem of deliciousness. Here in Florida we’re fortunate to have berries all year round and always have them in our porridge. 😃
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Lucky you! 😋 I’ve been making lots of porridge for my boys lately and these are the thoughts that run through my mind, as I swirl the strawberries around to melt them 😊
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Oh what a sweet way to get through the long winter. I hope you have a lot of those strawberries in your freezer.
Alison
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Thanks Alison! We do – unfortunately not ones that we have picked ourselves, but bought from the store…
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I love this! It conjures up thoughts of such cosy and cuddly moments 🙂 And also reminds me that there is hope that winter won’t last forever!!
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Thank you! 🤗 Spring still seems far away – we just got heaps of snow – but we’ll ge there!
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Your poem brings to mind and tongue that taste… yum! And the photo composition is interesting too. Quite Swedish looking. 😉
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Swedish-looking? Hmm, interesting description! How so? 😊
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Just the colours. 🙂
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Ah, now I get it 🤓
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Beautiful and perfect poem for us northerners longing for spring to come! 😄 I always put frozen blueberries or raspberries in my chocolate porridge – divine! 😄
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Thank you! I’ve become slightly addicted to the swirls you can draw in porridge with berries when you stir them 😀
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I totally know what you mean!! 😀
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Loved your paean to fresh strawberries and their luscious taste that takes us back to summer! Still staring at the photo (which I love), but help me figure what it is, please!
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It’s a photo of a building and snowy trees edited with my new PhotoShop Express app. I kind of liked its look – maybe slightly reminded me of Narnia!
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Very skillful words and the same goes for the photo. Come on Spring we are ready to celebrate!
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Yes – come on, Spring! Allez! 😀
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Beautiful poem and lovely rhymes! The photo caught me too 💫✨
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Thanks Isabelle! 🙂 Glad you liked it!
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I think I can completely relate to this poem……. Every single morning!!!! Specially now that it’s sooooo cold outside…..
And mow you make me wonder… Will I find porridge and blueberries in Finland in late march?? Hahaha 😛
Have a nice week, Snow!!
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Probably -frozen ones! 😀 I’m already looking forward to your upcoming blog posts about this trip! 😉 Have a fun week, Mercedes! Hasta luego! (I studied Spanish for 5 years with very good grades, but that’s about all I remember!! 🤣🤣🤣)
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Mercedes, the local tabloid is saying next week it’ll be from -35C to -40C in Lapland!! 🤣 Hope it’s not quite as cold in March!!! 😂
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Great poem!! My daughter eats strawberries by the container full…every day! Sometimes she even lets me have some 😉
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Heheh! How gracious of her! 😉😋 The joys of being a Mom!
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I bet those strawberries smell so sweet! Beautiful poem … 🙂
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Thanks Julie! They still taste good though frozen!
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A touch of red in winter…
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Yes, colors are desperately needed! 😊
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They will come. They will come.
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