Hi Marco:
Sorry, I still see a strawberry that has fallen into sand. Don't see a rock at all. Must be some kind of visual disconnect. My granddaughter, daughter and son claim I have a bit of a spatial deficit (innate, not age related). Maybe that's it. Thank you for saying the haiku is beautiful. I thought, after I posted, that a better word for 'rot' could have been used. Not exactly a beautiful, inspiring image.
Glad to see the contest going strong. So many people are enriched by writing haiku. Including me :)