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  Cute! It sounds like this one is in the voice of either Abby or Aires. I’ve thought of writing haiku in other voices. I’ve thought about Penny, Icarus, Yuki but haven’t tried it yet. Something fun to do!

  I must ask though… what is a candied crab? I’m assuming some sort of vegetation but I googled it and the first thing that came up was a Thai delicacy. Either your doggies are enjoying the outdoors or they are enjoying exotic Asian seafood delicacies…. both make interesting pictures;)

  Comment by Alison — May 12, 2010 @ 11:14 am

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  The crab apple trees are in full bloom — they are fuschia pink and when it came to writing the haiku, I thought “pink” was just too boring and didn’t describe them and that “fuschia” was not quite right either. “Candy” sounded right. They look like some sort of candy that you should be able to eat. : )

  Comment by Kelly — May 12, 2010 @ 11:22 am

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  Ah, well when I was picturing fauna I imagined green bushes with bright pink leaves. So you did convey the colors with “candied”.

  I do love crab apples. Do I recall a haiku where you envy your neighbor’s crab apple tree?

  Comment by Alison — May 12, 2010 @ 3:31 pm

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  Oh yes…that haiku appeared around Memorial Day last year. I thought of it when I posted this one. And I also thought about the difference in timing. Now, this year, the crab apples are all done and their petals have all fallen away. This time last year, they were just getting started.

  I’ve noticed, as time as moved one, that I am often comparing my haiku from this year to haiku from last year and noticing the timing of the different nature elements. It’s nice to have this sort of record of a life. It’s not something that would usually be commented on in a diary, but because we’re keeping haiku, not journal entries, those seasonal markers are present.

  Comment by Kelly — May 17, 2010 @ 9:02 am

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