Oregon Grape
Happy in
sun
or shade
is the
smallish shrub.
As its
red hue spreads,
dense in
Autumn
fever,
its
perfumed shrub
lies in wait,
lies in wait,
pinpricked
with
blackberries.
Pheasant Berry
Green
shoots
puncture
purple
fruit,
as they
weave
through the
red-wine
bracts
of the most pleasant berry.