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“American Pokeberry,” by January Gill O’Neil
Key takeaways
- Trees begin their letting go as we walk
- Bikers and runners pass like pearlsstringing us to this wild chandelier of a plant—
- magenta stalks, purple-black berries.
Trees begin their letting go as we walk
along the Depot Trail. Bikers and runners pass like pearlsstringing us to this wild chandelier of a plant—
magenta stalks, purple-black berries. Cartoonish. Overripe.Poke salad, you call it. Toxic. Yet you crush a few
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