tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466924160507043747.post5042625772208262632..comments2023-03-26T11:31:24.472-04:00Comments on Blogging Along Tobacco Road: Thomas Martin - Three QuestionsCurtis Dunlaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03717921075352200852noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466924160507043747.post-13872358263084278332010-11-26T09:13:27.834-05:002010-11-26T09:13:27.834-05:00Thomas, I must confess that first haiku is my favo...Thomas, I must confess that first haiku is my favorite and it's unbelievable what can be implied with a single hyphen. A haiku so concise / yet thousands of syllables / attempting to explain.<br /><br />Thomas: an enduring & memorable haiku!Al Fogelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04133385358194915628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466924160507043747.post-70595186526927489512010-10-12T12:39:44.734-04:002010-10-12T12:39:44.734-04:00Why is it so many of us truly come to haiku later ...Why is it so many of us truly come to haiku later than other forms of poetry? I do remember being taught tanka and haiku in elementary school; however, I don't think it was considered a valid thing to really turn in as I took writing courses later on.<br /><br />Really liked the poems you provided especially the 2nd one because the lines can be combined for different readings. Well done!Jessie Cartyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181286764480973423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466924160507043747.post-18220850065249042972010-10-10T17:40:02.127-04:002010-10-10T17:40:02.127-04:00Thomas, Your haiku certainly are felt... The quot...Thomas, Your haiku certainly are felt... The quote you provided you have put to practice in wonderful ways. I too felt the first haiku most strongly, but then enjoyed the ostensible lightness of the third. They are all very fine haiku. Many thanks.snowbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15316143918251372333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466924160507043747.post-74250119764479349032010-10-10T10:12:45.759-04:002010-10-10T10:12:45.759-04:00nice to meet you Thomas and to have the privilege ...nice to meet you Thomas and to have the privilege of being introduced to your wonderful work. I especially enjoyed the first haiku you shared. I have often thought about the hyphen on a gravestone representing a person's entire life and even wrote a prose poem about it. Here you have captured that idea so succinctly in your haiku also incorporating the emotional element of your own father-Terri L. Frenchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10421007691175026619noreply@blogger.com