tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post7730724291743413047..comments2024-03-28T12:59:41.910-04:00Comments on NeverEnding Story: Butterfly Dream: Ultrasound Scan Haiku by Sonam Chhoki Chen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐http://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post-68040532314883497432017-07-21T08:18:11.091-04:002017-07-21T08:18:11.091-04:00Third place goes to another haiku of just six word...Third place goes to another haiku of just six words. This haiku's topic is a big one, life and death. The poem asks the question of what can be done to thwart the modern technological absolute of the ultrasound's verdict. The answer lies in another absolute, which each of us possesses: free will. "I rearrange / my dreams" is a playful concept, a welcome outcome of the poet's musings on mortality, and a fine example of the healing power of haiku.<br /><br />-- excerpted from Judge's Comment, which can be accessed at http://www.theheronsnest.com/awards/awards_2015.htmlChen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐https://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.com