Those are for you, so you may taste them / just for a moment
-- Speaker (Lines 8-9)

Importance: This marks the first turning point of the poem in which the narrative moves from an apparent third-person, wide-lens voice to something more personal and intimate. The speaker reveals that they’re talking to a loved one through which the reader may insert themselves into the world of the poem. This moment also highlights the ephemerality and fleeting nature of the blackberry harvest, with the speaker focusing on a single moment of pleasure and connection.

Once, this old woman / I’m conjuring up for you / would have been my grandmother
-- Speaker (Lines 12-14)

Importance: This is the first moment where the “I” pronoun is used as the speaker considers the intergenerational nature of the harvest tradition. The word “conjuring” brings to mind a witch or sorceress, giving the poem a subtle fairy-tale quality that heightens the connection with the landscape. The...