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Thorny pineapple

haiku about a favorite fruit

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Comment from JT traveller
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Great layout, fantastic picture. I note your second line only has six syllables. I am definitely no expert but I thought a Haiku was 5-7-5.

I do love pineapple. I even live near "The big pineapple" in Australia.

A fun read.

 Comment Written 24-Mar-2023


reply by the author on 29-Mar-2023
    Thank you very much.Yes I thought so too .But the club organiser insists that it need not be . 17 syllables or less is the norm. minimal words i think that is the point .
Comment from kahpot
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Excellent, yes, some of the toughest exteriors hide the softest and sweetest interiors that we desire, a wonderful haiku on this most delectable fruit, very well written****kahpot

 Comment Written 22-Mar-2023


reply by the author on 29-Mar-2023
    Thank you very uch.
Comment from Mintybee
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I like this poem about having to get through a tough exterior to a heavenly fruit. I noticed that your second line only had 6 syllables. I'm not sure if that's an accident on a 5-7-5, or on purpose as modern English haikus have different rules. the picture you chose works well, and the orange background adds some playfulness.
Mintybee

 Comment Written 22-Mar-2023


reply by the author on 29-Mar-2023
    YEs the club organiser says that modern English Haikus need not be 5-7-5.17 syllables or less is the norm .minimum words maximum image ,I suppose .Thank you for dropping by
Comment from karenina
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Sometimes those rough e,periods are well worth penetrating...in fruit and in humans! We're all the more appreciative of the sweetness found within!

Karenina

 Comment Written 22-Mar-2023


reply by the author on 29-Mar-2023
    Thank you very much.
reply by karenina on 29-Mar-2023
    You're wecome!
Comment from Ginda Simpson
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Yes, indeed, many good things in life require patience and a great deal of effort. But, oh the reward can seem like heaven! This is a delicious haiku.

 Comment Written 21-Mar-2023


reply by the author on 29-Mar-2023
    Thank you very much.
Comment from royowen
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I can't really answer that question on why the pineapple has such a tough, hoary skin and those thorns, nor can I answer why a rose bush has such beautiful flowers and yet thorns, perhaps it's because life's journey has beauty but some thorns, well done Sanku, beautifully written, blessings Roy

 Comment Written 21-Mar-2023


reply by the author on 29-Mar-2023
    Thank you very much, Roy .I think God id not want us to get everything the easy way ..nature is full of such examples
reply by royowen on 29-Mar-2023
    I agree
Comment from barbara.wilkey
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Thank you for sharing this club entry with us. I happen to really like pineapple too. I also prefer fresh pineapple, and yes, it is prickly, but well worth it. I enjoyed reading.

 Comment Written 21-Mar-2023


reply by the author on 29-Mar-2023
    Thank you very much .
Comment from Gypsy Blue Rose
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*(ask) for patient labour (add dash)

thorny pineapple
asks for patient labour --
tough path to heaven

Excellent entry for the Haiku Cub event.

I like the presentation too. Concrete images easy to visualize.

Good syllables count and connection between lines.

Gypsy

Gypsy

 Comment Written 21-Mar-2023


reply by the author on 29-Mar-2023
    Thank you very much.
Comment from lyenochka
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Love your poem about the thorny pineapple! I read the poem's message in two different ways. From the laborer's perspective, one has to tolerate a lot to get the "heavenly" taste of the fruit. From a symbolic view of the pineapple as a person who is prickly and difficult, the path to Heaven putting up with such a thorny person or a thorny person who doesn't make it easy to love him/her, the path to Heaven is hard, too. Enjoyed your poem!

Suggestions:
ask for patient labour (asks) if pineapple is the singular subject
within tough shin and thorns (skin)


 Comment Written 21-Mar-2023


reply by the author on 29-Mar-2023
    Thank you very much helen .Thanks for pointing out the grammatical mistake ...
Comment from country ranch writer
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My husband loved pineapples and we'd take the tops and plant them forming so he could watch them. It is amazing to know they are so easy to grow, I could not eat them as much as I loved them. They would make me sick soon as I ate them. I still got them for hubby though.

 Comment Written 21-Mar-2023


reply by the author on 29-Mar-2023
    Thank you very much.
reply by country ranch writer on 29-Mar-2023
    Smiles