tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13641190.post113840148394594573..comments2023-10-08T04:08:41.418-06:00Comments on Sporadic Maunderings: spring approachesQalmleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17131154882107531113noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13641190.post-1138466680856214122006-01-28T09:44:00.000-07:002006-01-28T09:44:00.000-07:00I've heard of that, but I've never read it.I've de...I've heard of that, but I've never read it.<BR/><BR/>I've decided that it's the words that aren't there, the empty spaces, that makes poetry work. I know that doesn't make much sense, but that's the best description I have.Qalmleahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17131154882107531113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13641190.post-1138430511907021292006-01-27T23:41:00.000-07:002006-01-27T23:41:00.000-07:00I have never been able to compose a decent haiku. ...I have never been able to compose a decent <I>haiku</I>. I can't even manage mediocre free-verse. I guess I'm just not the poet type.<BR/><BR/>Which reminds me. In <I>A Tale of Genji</I> (written by a medieval Japanese woman whose name escapes me) the characters compose <I>haiku</I> on the spot all the time. I think there were even some entire conversations in <I>haiku</I>.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10876775111703252840noreply@blogger.com