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I never cease to be amazed by your facility with a language not your own, Peter. Tremendous haiku! LikeGeliked door 2 people
Thank you, Jane! I’m honoured, though I’m in a little doubt whether the expression goes ‘looking up to’ or ‘looking up at’. LikeGeliked door 1 persoon
Maybe the most idiomatic would be: Looking up at you I get the feeling you are looking down at me. Looking up to and looking down on suggest admiration and its opposite. LikeGeliked door 1 persoon
You don’t need to change it. It really depends on what you want the words to convey. LikeGeliked door 1 persoon
Waar mijn pen ligt, ben ik thuis 
desiccant moon…dust of ages…powdered mystery…
wink…thank you
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I never cease to be amazed by your facility with a language not your own, Peter. Tremendous haiku!
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Thank you, Jane! I’m honoured, though I’m in a little doubt whether the expression goes ‘looking up to’ or ‘looking up at’.
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Maybe the most idiomatic would be:
Looking up at you
I get the feeling
you are looking down at me.
Looking up to and looking down on suggest admiration and its opposite.
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OK Jane, I’ll correct it. Thanks!
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You don’t need to change it. It really depends on what you want the words to convey.
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It does feel that way at times!
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Mooi woordspeling, Peter!
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You say so much with such simplicity…
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I love the feeling of this haiku! Amazing!
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Excellent! I like this senryu very much! ❤
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Interesting musing and says so much in so few words.
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