for Kaji Aso, who is mentioned in this Boston Globe article:
last days of Winter —
the old dog catches
the firefly
posted by extraspecialbitter at 2:23 PM
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4 Comments:
Paul,
I like this very much. I was wondering about 'a firefly' instead of 'the' but maybe there was only one - we don't get fireflies here - well not that i've ever seen - i heard somewhere that you can put them in a jar an use as a dim lantern - when they cooperate - not sure if thats possible or not - i'd like to think so...
Little Onion
sorry to interfere, but i think this is in place...
little onion, had you read the linked article, you would have probbably noticed the following haiku by kaji aso:
"Old dog
Chasing firefly
Never catch it"
paul's haiku no doubt alludes to this one, and is a fine tribute to the late artist; and in that case, the definite article makes perfect sense...
Yes Polona you are right of course.
origami lesson
a student shows the master
how to roll a spliff
Little Onion
Great tribute, Paul.
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