Hmm....... if you are comparing just the length then perhaps the analogy may be valid. That far but not much further.Quote:
Originally Posted by Venkiraja
A suththu party who has his way in 20-20 will get found out in Test cricket. OTOH the degree of skill and effort required to write a haunting short poem is often several times more than the demands made on a novelist who has some more elbow room. His challenges challenges are phenomenal too - that's another story.
Nice imagery but am unable to enjoy the analogy. The marks in the now-dry stream reflect a past. The love poems do not necessarily seem to connect to a past.Quote:
Originally Posted by Venkiraja
But more important than all this is the fact that I am asking such silly logical questions. It is because I have not been swept off my feet by the poem. When that happens, there are just no questions to ask :-)
