tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post4722618250667088685..comments2024-03-28T12:59:41.910-04:00Comments on NeverEnding Story: Butterfly Dream: Canadian Flags Haiku by kjmunroChen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐http://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post-59229158692246378462017-07-09T08:16:41.261-04:002017-07-09T08:16:41.261-04:00L1 establishes the theme while L2 reveals not only...L1 establishes the theme while L2 reveals not only personal attachment but also national identity. And on a second reading, the "boxes" in L3 effectively carry symbolic significance. <br /><br />This haiku reminds me of one of my tanka on immigration:<br /><br />piece by piece<br />I packed 40 years<br />into 60 boxes<br />once in Canada<br />they fill an Ajax attic<br /><br />opening tanka of "Canadian Experience"<br />Atlas Poetica, 5, 2010<br /><br />Chen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐https://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.com