Horror Haiku Club Prompt

Sep 29, 2024

An old legend says that you shouldn’t harvest blackberries after Michaelmas, September 29th.

Your prompt is BLACKBERRIES

Sweet, sticky, and black
Cold, ripe between my fingers
The devil whispers

Because after Michaelmas, the bramble belongs to the Devil.

Sep 29Liked by Honeygloom

ignore the warning

feral thorny temptation

each bite worth the price

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Apa, recollim

mores dolçes i agres -

surt sang dels llavis

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Blackberrying is something I've only ever done with Catalan people, so it seems natural to use Catalan in this case.

Translation:

Let's go and gather

the sweet and sour blackberries -

blood drips from our lips