Wild Strawberries

"Are wild strawberries really wild?
Will they scratch an adult, will they snap at a child?
Should you pet them, or let them run free where they roam?
Could they ever relax in a steam-heated home?
Can they be trained to not growl at the guests?
Will a litterbox work or would they make a mess?
Can we make them a Cowberry, herding the cows,
or maybe a Muleberry pulling the plows,
or maybe a Huntberry chasing the grouse,
or maybe a Watchberry guarding the house,
and though they may curl up at your feet oh so sweetly
can you ever feel that you trust them completely?
Or should we make a pet out of something less scary,
like the Domestic Prune or the Imported Cherry,
Anyhow, you've been warned and I will not be blamed
if your Wild Strawberries cannot be tamed."
-Shel Silverstein

Gally needed a Wild Strawberry. She wanted one of the beasts from Cloverfield to ride, but changed her mind when she saw this little guy. So she's all decked up in her ceremonial riding garb, atop her processional berry.

Gaeldrisan (c) me
Odd berry-thing (c) Shel Silverstein