tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post5083435410387122339..comments2024-03-28T12:59:41.910-04:00Comments on NeverEnding Story: One Man's Maple Moon: Willow Tanka by Claire EverettChen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐http://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post-72958339757866918462013-02-16T09:16:24.299-05:002013-02-16T09:16:24.299-05:00The structurally well-placed third line, "sti...The structurally well-placed third line, "still waters," whose reflective surface provides a perfect medium for gazing, adds one more level of meaning to this relationship tanka, and turns it into a reflection one.<br /><br />Ls 4&5 could be read as an implied authorial comment on the statement made in Ls 1&2, or figuratively and dialogically speaking, Ls 1&2 could be interpreted as an authorial reflection (pun intended) on the intimate relationship between the willow and the river, one that signifies the kind of relationship between the author and the one she loves.<br /><br />Chen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐https://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.com