Strawberries ripen, their scarlet-red sweetness staining the cheeks of students whose bodies, unripened, rail against the conformity of stiff backed chairs and bolted down desks. Spring has dared to don the cloak of summer – green emboldened fields trampling over delicate beginnings; and we are splash pad, motorcycle revving, boom box crazy: ready to plunge into the swelter, restless.
Strawberries ripen
Spring’s sweet offerings foretell –
Summer games begin.
(Jilly at DVerse challenges to be unconventional in our halibun writing. Not sure how unconventional I am, but this was fun to write.)
One Woman's Quest 
Loved how you went from ripened strawberries to unripened students. I read this piece several times. Liked it more each time.
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Glad you liked it. Appreciate the encouragement.
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The colors of summer…
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Thanks for dropping by. Nice to meet you.
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I am a dVerse irregular, but I do try to read everyone’s work when I participate.
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I am a newbie – just getting acquainted.
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Great. Strawberries and summertime for all!
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What could be better? Thanks for stopping by.
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I really enjoyed this! Strawberry season is always something to celebrate.
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It sure it, thanks!
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And this was a delight to read! I like the contrast you portrayed, being bolted down and then free, ready to celebrate with strawberry-stained fingers!
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Thanks for noticing the contrast. School days never end soon enough…or so I remember.
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Strawberries in season are so different from those year-round fruits pretending to be strawberries…
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They sure are!
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….strawberry shortcake season…..with sweet fresh cream whipped to a froth…..I do love that season!
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It’s the best. And in our part of the world, it kicks off fresh fruit and veg season – a promise of good things to come.
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P. S. You are telling your age if you remember those bolted down desks!!
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Ha ha…I started out in a one-room schoolhouse. That makes me ancient.
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My background was very similar! Two grades in one room.
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We actually had two rooms – one for primary (up to second grade) and the rest of the grades (up to eight) were piled into one room. There were four five of us in grade 3, and I’m not sure about the numbers for the other years. I just remember a twelve-year-old boy whose desk was behind mine, who did grade 3 work because he kept failing.
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It has been a while!
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ha ha ha! Yes.
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Strwberries are gems you can eat! Too bad the season is so short! I loved your description of children getting out of school for the summer…”students whose bodies, unripened, rail against the conformity of stiff backed chairs and bolted down desks. Spring has dared to don the cloak of summer – green emboldened fields trampling over delicate beginnings;”
Dwight
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Thanks – I remember it like it was yesterday.
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Yum!
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You did a lovely job with the haibun. It is one of my favorite forms. Thanks also for turning me on to dVerse. I will have to drop by often.
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Nice to hear from you LuAnne. I just joined dVerse – some exciting stuff happening. Will look for you there.
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I’m enjoying Strawberry Season these days. When I was a child they brought me out in hives – now I love them and they love me! I love the way you relate them to summer games – they remind me of tennis at Wimbledon. ;).
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Thanks, Kim. My daughter had the same problem as a child – hers went away too. Strawberries are the best.
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That takes me back to childhood. We just couldn’t wait to bolt from our desks for Summer vacation
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The weather has been so nice, I can just feel the kids getting restless.
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Yes, Summer vacation 😅’ yay!
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From spring to summer, the sprint and energy was fast ~ Love the ripe strawberries ~
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I think we blinked and missed Spring. Thanks Grace!
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I truly enjoyed this. A delight to read aloud.
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Thank you, Charley.
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You are welcome!
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Spring rushes into summer. Nice sentence: “Spring has dared to don the cloak of summer”
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Thanks, Frank.
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This one took me waaaay back. Loved it.
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Awesome…love time travel, lol.
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Completely fabulous!! Strawberry Season is an event wherever it occurs! I reveled in your word choices and loved this :
splash pad, motorcycle revving, boom box crazy – How perfectly worded.
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Thank you, Jilly. Such a fun prompt.
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Glad you enjoyed it!
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