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Originally posted by Stephen Collington:
[B The possibilities are, ahem, openended. The key to writing a really striking haiku is to get just the right combination so that the images communicate and "spark" . . . then getting yourself out of the reader's way so he or she can watch, and interpret, the magic for him or herself.
Long answer. I hope it's useful.
Steve C.
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Steve, Fabulous explanation of open endedness! Wow! And speaking of winter flies, here is one of my favorite haiku, by LeRoy Gorman:
last slow dance
winter flies
couple on the bar
which i find rich with resonances. Talk about open ended! Who is dancing here? And the flies at the bar . . . are they little winged creatures or, dare i say, "barflies" or both? Let the reader explore this three-line universe!
Lee