tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post2933428737449462786..comments2024-03-27T11:10:57.384-04:00Comments on NeverEnding Story: One Man's Maple Moon: Sweet Peas Tanka by Jenny BarnardChen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐http://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post-27423193225676074962015-04-26T07:56:35.782-04:002015-04-26T07:56:35.782-04:00The visual and thematic shift in the lower verse m...The visual and thematic shift in the lower verse makes this poem emotionally effective. These pea-like flowers grow in many lovely colors and enchant us with with their fragile, seductive fragrance ("like new love"). Jenny's heartfelt tanka reminds me of the work by John Keats:<br /><br />"Here are sweet peas,on tip-toe for a flight<br />With wings of gentle flusho'er delicate white,<br />And taper fingers catching at all things<br />To bind them all about with tiny rings."<br /><br />Chen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐https://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.com