tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post7040659159257616252..comments2024-03-28T12:59:41.910-04:00Comments on NeverEnding Story: One Man's Maple Moon: Grief Tanka by Larry Kimmel Chen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐http://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post-61633985762431130722016-12-23T08:51:57.903-05:002016-12-23T08:51:57.903-05:00The contrasts between the two parts of the poem (&...The contrasts between the two parts of the poem ("eulogy," a speech that praises the deceased on a public occasion vs "trivial thoughts"... in an inner world of one's own ... and "raindrops" handed down from leaf to leaf ... in the external world) are thematically significant and emotionally effective.<br /><br />The shift in theme and scene are both deeply personal yet easily relatable.<br /><br />A fresh and poignant tanka on loss and grief tanka!<br />Chen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐https://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.com