Dorothy Price (1)

895.6 at Rolla
No time to read it carefully now but it certainly does merit careful reading.
My son read it first and took photos of some of his favorite poems and illustrations.
They do deserve it.
I do love the art; it looks so authentic. And the author's note reinforces and expands on what I've already learned about haiku.

He and I worked out one possible interpretation of one of them:

The face of the dragonfly
Is practically nothing
But eyes.

Chisoku

We decided that one satisfying way to think show more about this is akin to the Western proverb 'keep your eye on the prize.' In other words, the dragonfly, a predator, uses its powers of observation to achieve its goal. It doesn't rely on its ears, which would be only attuned to creatures (goals) not being secretive (worthy), or its mouth, because mouths are for eating and speaking.

Excellent little sampler, recommended if you happen to have access. show less