tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post7802759224604025132..comments2024-03-27T11:10:57.384-04:00Comments on NeverEnding Story: One Man's Maple Moon: Gust of Wind Tanka by Bob LuckyChen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐http://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post-999378588344112012017-05-23T07:32:18.706-04:002017-05-23T07:32:18.706-04:00Bob's audacious use of repetition is emotional...Bob's audacious use of repetition is emotionally effective, not only expanding the reader's mental space but also lifting the poem up a notch. This tanka reminds me of one of my own:<br /><br />a red leaf<br />zigzagging<br />to the ground ...<br />the sound<br />of loneliness<br /><br />Ribbons, 13:1, Winter 2017<br /><br />Note: for more info. about the effective use of repetition, see my "To the Lighthouse" post, titled "Repetition, Repetition, Repetition," which can be accessed at http://neverendingstoryhaikutanka.blogspot.ca/2013/04/to-lighthouse-repetition-repetition.html<br />Chen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐https://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.com