Blackberries for Amelia - Poem response 3

Blackberries for Amelia is a time line of a blackberry bush. The bush intertwined in the thick, dense, bushes of a forested area. The blackberry bush starts out with "new leaves" then sprout the flowers. Then the author talks about the leaves and the flowers disappearing until only blackness remains. This blackness reveals itself to be blackberries. The berries that were worth the wait. The tone in the last stanza changes and becomes more playful. This is where the author incorporates the title and talks about Amelia. The very last line, which is the emphasis or the climax of the poem reads, "And a grandchild to to talk with while we pick."

The structure of the poem is 5 stanzas of four lines in each. Lines 1 and 4 rhyme, and lines 2 and 3 rhyme. This combination produced a poem that flows very well, and is easy to read. The poem is mostly straight forward, talking about a moment the author really cherishes. The third stanza was the most confusing to me. It was talking about stars in the night sky, and how the stars are burning out until only blackness remains. I was confused, but then i visualized what the poem was saying. I envisioned the white flowers on the bush so delicate and pretty, yet they will leave as the season changes. Then what is left is the blackness, or blackberries. That's a pretty big metaphor,and it is very visually appealing.

I enjoyed blackberries for Amelia because it was a simple thing in the author's life, that had a great impact on his life.

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