tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post4487686186635702923..comments2024-03-28T12:59:41.910-04:00Comments on NeverEnding Story: Butterfly Dream: Softer Grass Haiku by S.M. AbelesChen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐http://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post-53609184039963183202015-11-09T06:16:51.202-05:002015-11-09T06:16:51.202-05:00Ah, how our stories are always better than the eve...Ah, how our stories are always better than the event itself and it never rains in our childhood memories of summer (well, here in Ireland anyway!) <br /><br />Lovely, Scott. <br /><br />marionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post-64096766222325227302015-11-08T14:23:42.685-05:002015-11-08T14:23:42.685-05:00Thanks so much Chen-ou, always my delight.Thanks so much Chen-ou, always my delight.S.M. Abeleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13199006566274137635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post-25317279274151279162015-11-08T09:14:11.215-05:002015-11-08T09:14:11.215-05:00The setting, theme, and tone of the poem emotional...The setting, theme, and tone of the poem emotionally effectively construct a "[story]world of our own." <br /><br />Technically speaking, "barefoot" in L3 provides a scent link (in Basho's sense of the phrase) to L1, and thematically speaking, L2 adds affective appeals to the poem.Chen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐https://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.com