tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post2001727021064836689..comments2024-03-28T12:59:41.910-04:00Comments on NeverEnding Story: One Man's Maple Moon: Conversation Tanka by Keitha KeyesChen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐http://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post-57856858635459325002018-03-29T18:06:45.011-04:002018-03-29T18:06:45.011-04:00Chen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐March 29, 2018 at 6:05 PM
The imp...Chen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐March 29, 2018 at 6:05 PM<br /><br />The implied simile between the two parts of the tanka is poignantly effective, and Keitha's well-chosen verb, "fossicking,"(searching for gold or gemstones typically by picking over "abandoned workings") successfully adds emotional weight and symbolic significance to the poem.<br />Chen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐https://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.com