Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Persimmons

Persimmon Tree (1816)
Sakai Hōitsu (Japanese, 1761–1828)

Print derived from a two-panel folding screen
at the The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Detail

A few related poems:

American Persimmon
by Rose McLarney

Falling Persimmons
by Chŏn Byŏng-gu

Persimmons
by Li-Young Lee
[also Peaches!]

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Many years ago,
I used to go out with my grandparents
in Southeast Kansas and pick wild persimmons
on the day after Thanksgiving
-- such an odd taste, but a happy memory.
My Father's Parents in 1969
Willard Samson Carriker (1898 - 1974)
Melvina Adeline Beavers Carriker (1901 - 1981)

For more about
taking a walk down the tracks,
through the woods, or on the sidewalk

see my recent post

Going For a Walk

@The Fortnightly Kitti Carriker
A literary blog of connection & coincidence;
custom & ceremony

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