tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post4718102847493418718..comments2024-03-28T12:59:41.910-04:00Comments on NeverEnding Story: One Man's Maple Moon: Fog Tanka by Hifsa AshrafChen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐http://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post-61818433868554183592018-01-04T16:41:32.288-05:002018-01-04T16:41:32.288-05:00Technically speaking, modeled on traditional Japan...Technically speaking, modeled on traditional Japanese tanka, this heartfelt poem is made up of five poetic phrases (ku) and structured into two parts (“jo,” the prefatory image and the main statement/question) between which an emotionally dialectical relationship is effectively established.<br /><br />And thematically and emotionally speaking, Hifsa's tanka reminds me of the following tanka:<br /><br />Why did you vanish<br />into empty sky?<br />Even the fragile snow,<br />when it falls,<br />falls in this world.<br /><br />Izumi ShikibuChen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐https://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.com