tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post8956502331529446785..comments2024-03-27T11:10:57.384-04:00Comments on NeverEnding Story: One Man's Maple Moon: Life Tanka by Michele L. HarveyChen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐http://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post-11767912857144616602017-02-13T07:53:50.411-05:002017-02-13T07:53:50.411-05:00Tightly structured into two parts and five poetic ...Tightly structured into two parts and five poetic phrases ("ku"), the upper verse of Michele's tanka succinctly states the basic truth of life (at least viewed from a Buddhist perspective) while the thematic and tonal shift in the lower verse lifts the poem up a notch, revealing a sense of oneness with nature.Chen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐https://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.com