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6/16/2008

last strawberry

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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


. . . Read my Haiku Archives 2008


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13 comments:

  1. Anonymous17 June, 2008

    We usually compromise ... he gets the sweet ones, I the sour ones, which I prefer anyway ... I thoroughly enjoyed your ku.
    E. N.

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  2. Anonymous18 June, 2008

    Hehe! This could also read "don't you love me..?"
    Your version is probably sweeter though ...
    A. A.

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  3. Anonymous18 June, 2008

    hehe Yes, Gabi. Doubly sweet ku (the sentiment and the strawberry).
    Me.

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  4. Anonymous18 June, 2008

    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

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  5. Anonymous18 June, 2008

    "but I love you . . ."
    That's easy for you to say.
    Bk

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  6. Anonymous18 June, 2008

    Aw, this is so sweet, Gabi!
    A moment with real feeling...
    L.C.

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  7. Anonymous18 June, 2008

    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.

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  8. Anonymous18 June, 2008

    its lovely Gabi ...
    nice nice moment captured ...
    E.

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  9. Anonymous18 June, 2008

    Love it, Gabi! -claps hands-
    K.E.A.

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  10. Anonymous18 June, 2008

    Hello, Gabi san,
    "a gentle fight" -- what a terrific oxymoron!
    Beautifully done.
    ねこ

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  11. Anonymous19 June, 2008

    delicious! (i love strawberries!...)
    and i liked it very much to read your haiku, Gabi!
    A.G.

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  12. Anonymous19 June, 2008

    I agree with the others! sweet!
    D. A.

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  13. Anonymous19 June, 2008

    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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