| reaching for the sky - the apricot blossoms but not I  |
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apricot blossoms (Prunus ansu)
anzu no hana 杏の花
kigo for late spring
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apricot, the fruit, anzu 杏
..... "Chinese Peach", karamomo 唐桃, からもも
The land of origine is Nepal and the tree reached Japan via China. The fruit is prepared as jam, dry fruit or sweet pickles in sirup.
kigo for mid-summer
Read my Haiku Archives 2007
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