tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post2322955376209404883..comments2024-03-28T12:59:41.910-04:00Comments on NeverEnding Story: One Man's Maple Moon: Billion Stars Tanka by Carole JohnstonChen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐http://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post-82300965505508769462015-03-01T11:40:58.905-05:002015-03-01T11:40:58.905-05:00Without the closing words, "and exploding,...Without the closing words, "and exploding,' this tanka could be read as a Romantic poem that conveys a sense of oneness with nature (just think about the iconic image of a 19th century German Romantic standing on top of a mountain (not a mesa)).<br /><br />The word, exploding, successfully makes a thematic and emotional shift to enhance the psychologically suggestive power of the poem.Chen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐https://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.com