A Peony outside my den window
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June has arrived! A high of eighty-something farenheight is expected in my area, and the humidity already oppresses me. Summer emerges from the ambiguities of spring, even if sixty-something forecasts loom.
With the warmth comes the late bloomers. The beautiful purple rainment of the peonies capture the eye in our flowerbeds front and back. Such a beautiful blossom, and yet the stems already sag under the weight of its large flower. Its such an apt embodiment of the passing moment: so full, and already fading!
This week, write the haikai poem of your choice (haiku, senryu, haibun, tanka, haiga, renga, etc.) that includes or alludes to the peony (botan)
As always:
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1. write the haikai poem of your choice.
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4. read and comment on other contributors’ posts.
Savor the beauty, haijin, even as it slips away!
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Frank J. Tassone 
The peony is such an exotic-looking flower!
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Indeed! Thanks for sharing! 😀
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🙂
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I had fun looking up the history of the Peony.
I may have another entry – as there is another tale to tell
I already did my daily so at my long verse site I present:
meiyo aru botan
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My first entry on todays post did not come through. Please delete it!
Dwight
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Will do!
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Those flowers look beautiful Frank! :o)
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There is more than one story for the beautiful flower. I can only hope I have done it justice in my brevity of the Greek tragedy of jealous gods and transformations here (at the post are my notes and links) :
chiyu botan
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My favorite flower, though it looks like the head will fall off. The scent!
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