Crickets chirp secrets –
Fox shadows old pond at night
Open kimono
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Crickets chirp secrets –
Fox shadows old pond at night
Open kimono
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Saucy minx fox. 😉
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Hahaha! Yes, wasn’t sure exactly what this haiku says, or just leaves it to the readers imagination.
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Your title and closing line are in such contrast — the former suggesting the kid song, which we get stuck in our heads quite often around here, the latter suggesting after-hours sexuality. I imagine it being about a mom who takes care of little ones all day but then still has a strong sense of body and soul, geisha driven, she will not let go of.
I do like that it could be about anything, though.
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You have a great reading there. What I liked about the haiku was not that it was ambiguous, but that the ambiguity seemed to provoke at least some response. Not just “Hmm. OK.” But maybe “Eh? What?”
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And I keep thinking about it, pond-ering it, lol.
Like, a pond would normally shadow a fox, not the other way around. So that makes me think the fox is learning from the pond — taking on liquid qualities, gentle motion.
Another thing I love is that there are certain words/images that can be used in any context and add to it. “Kimono” is so rich, eliciting an immediate cultural and tactile response. That one word alone is worth thousands.
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LOL! I like the kimono too. Especially “Open kimono” which means “unveiling your secrets” but I hope also something sensual, seen/unseen in the moonlight. What the crickets are tittering about.
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Which is just me catching up with you above.
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Imagination is good. I like it.
Just saw a red fox play chasing a squirrel the other day.
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