tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post1769433661349357583..comments2024-03-28T12:59:41.910-04:00Comments on NeverEnding Story: Butterfly Dream: Year of the Ox Haiku by Hifsa AshrafChen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐http://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post-79669032509096042582021-02-13T01:17:36.885-05:002021-02-13T01:17:36.885-05:00Thank you. :) Thank you. :) Hifsa Ashrafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11354535882799868545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post-3183024487301992692021-02-12T19:28:02.910-05:002021-02-12T19:28:02.910-05:00L1 sets the theme while Ls 2&3 show the narrat...L1 sets the theme while Ls 2&3 show the narrator is highly self-conscious about these Chinese New Year "dos and don'ts," enhancing the "hai" aspect of this New Year haiku.<br /><br />FYI: "[A]voiding/ the scarlet sky is NOT one of these "Year of the OX don'ts." However, I agree with the following remark:<br /><br />Poetry lies its way to the truth. -- John Ciardi<br />Chen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐https://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.com