red berries to brighten my mind - winter walk
and here the nandine
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Nandina Berries, Nandin Berries,
nanten no mi, mi nanten
南天の実、実南天 Nandina Berries: kigo for all winter . . . . .
***** aoki no mi 青木の実 (あおきのみ)
berries of the Aoki laurel Aucuba japonica, kind of Japanese laurel
. . . CLICK here for Photos !Aoki-Frucht
kigo for all winter .................................................................................
aoki no hana 青木の花 (あおきのはな)
blossoms of the Aoki laurelkigo for late spring They are light brown and very small. The tree grows wild in many mountain regions of Japan and prefers a shadowy place.
. . . CLICK here for Photos ! . WKD : Oleander (Nerium oleander) . kyoochikutoo 夾竹桃 . Laurel rosa
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Haiku from my friends:a gift from Gabi
a haiku to brighten
my imaginationBill Kenney
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clumsy grey jay--
in the alpine snow field
red berrieswade german (ookigoshi)
(the grey jay, a.k.a. the whiskey jack, or canada jay)..........................................
December -
all colors faded but for
nandina's red berries.Zhanna P. Rader
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p.s. do you know just how amazing your "red berries" poem truly is?! absolutely beautiful...
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