tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post4600365875325701479..comments2024-03-27T11:10:57.384-04:00Comments on NeverEnding Story: One Man's Maple Moon: Cigar Smoke Tanka by H. Gene MurthaChen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐http://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post-6059662729760768412017-04-13T13:59:35.622-04:002017-04-13T13:59:35.622-04:00Gene and his poems are for all time, like Shakespe...Gene and his poems are for all time, like Shakespeare, yes, Basho. Thank you. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post-33715095598476415672017-04-12T09:33:42.322-04:002017-04-12T09:33:42.322-04:00Gene’s tanka effectively builds, poetic phrase (ku...Gene’s tanka effectively builds, poetic phrase (ku)/line by poetic phrase (ku)/line, to a visually and emotionally powerful ending: one blow after another ... after another to one's sense of masculinity, which is embodied in "[smoking] cigar." <br /><br />According to Sigmund Freud, a cigar is a phallic symbol and is representative of masculinity and raw energy. <br /><br />The following quote is constantly misattributed to him: <br /><br />Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar [and not a penis].<br /><br />-- Sigmund Freud<br /><br /><br /><br />that has the most weight and reveals the theme of betrayal.Chen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐https://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.com