Persimmons (Haiku Shuukan )

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I never heard of Persimmons before until this prompt.
Shiki apparently was also fond of Persimmons:
sanzen no haiku wo kemishi kaki futatsu

having examined
three thousand haiku poems –
two persimmons

© Shiki (1897)
kaki bakari narabeshi Suma no komise kara
displaying
only persimmons —
small store in Suma

© Shiki (1895)

After reading Georgia’s offering to this prompt, I was interested in reading her post. What a joy to read and see the photos she added of these fruit trees that grow in northern Italy as well as in Japan. Chèvrefeuille has certainly given us a challenging prompt.
At first I thought of not being capable of writing anything but Georgia’s lovely introduction describing Italy’s fruit trees and how these fruits do not conserve as well as our apples , I am piggybacking a bit on her story (hope that’s okay, Cara) and her photos that inspired me to write this:

Photo credits: Wikepedia

Persimmons
over abundance of fruit
rot on lawns

rot on lawns
birds fill their bellies
Persimmons fruit

Persimmons fruit
gaudy orangey red
savour the sweetness

© Tournesol 2014/08/02

Submitted for: Haiku Shuukan #16, Persimmon 

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6 thoughts on “Persimmons (Haiku Shuukan )”

    1. Ah, I wish we had such a fruit here but we settle for our apples of a wide variety…my son actually lives in Rougemont, known for apple orchards and the company that makes Oasis, Rougemont juices.

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