Maybe I don’t mean “symbolic meaning for the thing” — Maybe I mean something more like: Isn’t a haiku supposed to present the thing in such a way that thought stops at it? It seems to me that “contain” raises too many questions about the nature of a reflection to let the mind rest on the image…
Freeman Ng of “Haiku Diem” fame broke his foot yesterdiem. Sorry to hear it, Freeman. I hope you mend quickly and suffer nothing further as a result of this accident.
