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but I love you ...
a gentle fight for
the last strawberry
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koi shita ya ichigo hito-tsubu kuchi ni ire (1961)
wishing to fall in love,
I pop a strawberry
into my mouth
Suzuki Masajo, trans. Susumu Takiguchi
Stuff about strawberries, including a couple of folk tales:
http://www.wildmanstevebrill.com/Plants.Folder/Strawberry.html
Compiled by Larry Bole
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wildflowers
promising next month's
strawberries
bob
happy haiku forum
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no mangos today_
but there is a strawberry moon
tonight
terrytip
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A lot of thanks to my friends who contributed to the strawberry thoughts !
Strawberry, ichigo イチゴ、苺
KIGO
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13 comments:
We usually compromise ... he gets the sweet ones, I the sour ones, which I prefer anyway ... I thoroughly enjoyed your ku.
E. N.
Hehe! This could also read "don't you love me..?"
Your version is probably sweeter though ...
A. A.
hehe Yes, Gabi. Doubly sweet ku (the sentiment and the strawberry).
Me.
Hi Gabi
This brought a smile and reminded me of the fight to keep the strawberries long enough to have for dessert.
Great haiku.
B A S
"but I love you . . ."
That's easy for you to say.
Bk
Aw, this is so sweet, Gabi!
A moment with real feeling...
L.C.
How lovely to read a non-cookie-cutter haiku, Gabi!
Love the variation that you've given us . . . and the sentiment that goes along with it.
S.C.
its lovely Gabi ...
nice nice moment captured ...
E.
Love it, Gabi! -claps hands-
K.E.A.
Hello, Gabi san,
"a gentle fight" -- what a terrific oxymoron!
Beautifully done.
ねこ
delicious! (i love strawberries!...)
and i liked it very much to read your haiku, Gabi!
A.G.
I agree with the others! sweet!
D. A.
Love this intriguing haiku , Gabi...
playful, yet with an under-layer of more that captures something very human.
L. from A.
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