Tired of the news,
I had bluesy blues.
Took the car out for a ride,
exited to two-lane countryside.
A road straight, not bending,
strawberry fields unending.
Stopped at a roadside stand,
didn’t want to u-pick by hand.
Told berries would ripen in June,
watch for a strawberry full moon.
Bought a tulip rainbow bouquet,
happy on an adventuresome day.
Opening the moon roof to blue sky,
warm sunbeam hugs made me sigh.
Turned up the radio, singing along,
I smiled—each tune a favorite song.
Sitting at a stoplight ready to boogie,
feeling great—this “oldie but goodie.”
April Ryan is a Washington writer and poet who has been frequently published in Northwest Prime Time.
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