Essential Berries Family
Eat the berries for health
Raspberries and strawberries are delicious And they harbor powerful nutrients Tiny things called trace elements Vitamins and minerals and more We are unique in our needs For trace elements Horses, dogs, deer and eagles Don’t have color vision May not need things like carotene Our brain is a powerful computer Certain trace elements are needed Some are difficult to acquire And are only needed in small amounts We don’t need to eat them every day Our bodies will pool these for later use As we silently combine or manufacture An amazing array in minute amounts To maintain our bodies It’s not necessary to eat huge portions Only a small amount occasionally Not every day A half dozen or ten will do The brain takes precedence over all else When the need is not properly met Some will be scavenged From our bones, muscles or elsewhere