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(Yesterday, 04:41 AM)Mic Wrote: Colour-blind peopleIn intensive critique, I'd class this as senryu rather than haiku - there is a seasonal reference, but the poem deals with people's foibles rather than nature.
picking apples in harvest
want sweet and crunch; sour
The first line sets the scene well enough, but perhaps "people" could be replaced with a more specific word to add depth - "women," perhaps.
Second line: choosing, not recovering windfalls (which would more or less automatically be at least ripe). Since senryu doesn't require a seasonal reference, this line could fill in the picture - 'from ladders" instead of 'in harvest," for example. Or choke up on the bat a bit with "want sweetness."
With sweetness covered in the second line, the abrupt turn can be enhanced - "and crunch: bitterness."
Not intended as a rewrite, only examples of possible improvements. Accepting that it's senryu, words which also apply to emotions become useful.
(Above without looking at other critiques - may be repetitive.)
Non-practicing atheist

