Poetry Response 2

I read the poem "Blackberries for Amelia" by Richard Wilbur. I thought this poem was very endearing. It's like it's reminding the reader to enjoy the present moment, because someday it won't be the same: "As the far stars, of which we are now told/That ever faster do they bolt away/And that a night may come in which, some say,/We shall have only blackness to behold." And I love how he illustrates this with details of the flowers and thickets in June, and how they turn into berries in August. Then, he says it's important to enjoy small moments in life like this because as we age, we can't be sure that we'll be around to see long term change, but we can be sure that we'll be there to see the next few months and seasons, and so that's what we should focus on, not the distant future.
I also like that the title is so significant to the poem that you have to read the poem to understand the title, and read the title to understand the poem. It takes until the climax of the poem at the end to realize that Amelia must be the grandchild with whom Richard Wilbur is fond of picking blackberries. The essential message of this poem is to enjoy the time you're given with those you love, and enjoy life as it happens because you may not be around to see the materialization of the future. I think that's an important message because it's something we forget sometimes in our present world.