Thanks, Lee, for confirming my suspicions. I didn't title it "Butterfly Rondeau Haiku" because my process when writing it favored some aspects of the rondeau over haiku, for the general structure, although I also wanted those breaks between image-idea/statement to play a haiku-ish role.
I have a few observations and questions on haiku in general, will post them over in the Haiku Form? thread, but will say here that I appreciate your contributions over the last few days; they've been quite instructive and valuable for my understanding of haiku.
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Patricia, I've always wanted to experiment more with the combined form, haven't yet taken that leap. I'm glad you like the revised lines--a few other areas might get revised before I set the poem aside forever...
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