tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post9122077432016110476..comments2024-03-27T11:10:57.384-04:00Comments on NeverEnding Story: One Man's Maple Moon: Time Traveler Tanka by Carole JohnstonChen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐http://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post-23783522754768294862014-09-26T07:50:58.206-04:002014-09-26T07:50:58.206-04:00Below is excerpted from my short review of Carole&...Below is excerpted from my short review of Carole's forthcoming book, "Journeys: Getting Lost:"<br /><br />In the poems, Carole Johnston shows a flair for tying emotions to arresting images and invites readers to become a fellow traveler.<br /><br />time traveler <br />on the road with Basho<br />watching stars spin<br />fireflies disappearing<br />I fill my brush with ink<br /><br />The thematic motifs explored in Journeys: Getting Lost remind me of the opening passage of Basho’s The Narrow Road to the Deep North, which is considered one of the most famous travelogues ever:<br /><br />The moon and sun are eternal travelers. Even the years wander on. A lifetime adrift in a boat, or in old age leading a tired horse into the years, every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home. From the earliest times there have always been some who perished along the road. Still I have always been drawn by wind-blown clouds into dreams of a lifetime of wandering…Chen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐https://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.com