tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post45362226254369419..comments2024-03-28T12:59:41.910-04:00Comments on NeverEnding Story: One Man's Maple Moon: Year of the Ox Tanka by Carol JonesChen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐http://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post-15032429778943128602021-02-16T14:14:32.599-05:002021-02-16T14:14:32.599-05:00The visually and emotionally evocative opening ima...The visually and emotionally evocative opening image depicts a farming scene while the Churchchillian will-to-succeed closing statement highlights the focus, thematic and cultural, of the Chinese New Year of the Ox.<br /><br />Carol's tanka is timely and emotionally and symbolically suitable for today, the first work day after the Chinese New Year holidays.<br /><br />FYI: On May 10, 1940, Winston Churchill became Prime Minister. When he met his Cabinet on May 13 he told them that “I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.” Chen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐https://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.com