RE: RE: Six Tiny Poems And One Limerick
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RE: Six Tiny Poems And One Limerick

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My understanding is the syllable count is a whole lost in translation thing. But I could be wrong. Haiku is a hotly contested subject in English. But even English haiku should have multiple meanings to capture the spirit of haiku. There should be a pivot or aha moment ... the moment of enlightenment.

Your haiku did ...

First there are poppies ... they signify death, but also the end of hostilities
fritterlaria ... sounds like frolicking /checkered existence
then you have the peace of lilies

So we have seasonal/nature observation and we also have metaphorical narrative.

You read Kanji ... that is amazing. Did you teach there or are Japanese? I lived near Hiroshima for a while.

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