tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post6264801042449452187..comments2024-03-27T11:10:57.384-04:00Comments on NeverEnding Story: One Man's Maple Moon: Shells Tanka by Simon HansonChen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐http://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post-4591928013402895082014-05-31T07:42:58.048-04:002014-05-31T07:42:58.048-04:00This tanka is written in the traditional manner of...This tanka is written in the traditional manner of Japanese tanka. It's made up of five poetic phrases (equivalent to five ku of 5-7-5-7-7) structured into two parts with a pivot (L3). <br /><br />Simon’s tanka effectively builds, line by line, to a powerful ending that has the most weight and reveals the theme of renewal .<br /><br /><br /><br />Chen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐https://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.com