tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post1771465643717168761..comments2024-03-28T12:59:41.910-04:00Comments on NeverEnding Story: One Man's Maple Moon: Winter Solstice Tanka by Sergio A. OrtizChen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐http://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post-21528539385033562422016-01-29T09:10:05.166-05:002016-01-29T09:10:05.166-05:00Sergio's emotive tanka is not only structurall...Sergio's emotive tanka is not only structurally but also thematically framed by the opening and closing lines -- "winter solstice" (astronomical phenomenon marking the longest night of the year) and my "lonely darkness" (the speaker's/personal “dark night of the soul"). And the monologue (Ls 2-4) between these two lines (Ls 1,5)adds emotional weight and psychological depth to the poem.Chen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐https://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.com