tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post1516694190731155149..comments2024-03-27T11:10:57.384-04:00Comments on NeverEnding Story: One Man's Maple Moon: Footing Tanka by Keitha KeyesChen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐http://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post-14381230415330759022015-11-20T19:53:40.196-05:002015-11-20T19:53:40.196-05:00The opening lines not only establish a seasonal co...The opening lines not only establish a seasonal context but also resonate closely with the emotional point of the poem while the concluding line works well on at least two levels, literal and metaphoric. <br /><br />[Relationship/love], like ice, our footing does betray; Who can tread sure on the smooth, slippery way: Pleased with the surface, we glide swiftly on, And see the dangers that we cannot shun.<br /><br />-- paraphrasing John Dryden <br />Chen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐https://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.com