tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post7207803433125728033..comments2024-03-28T12:59:41.910-04:00Comments on NeverEnding Story: One Man's Maple Moon: Rock Tanka by Carole Harrison Chen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐http://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post-26025352758759356342014-10-20T07:52:29.073-04:002014-10-20T07:52:29.073-04:00Carole effectively uses a paradoxical oxymoron (si...Carole effectively uses a paradoxical oxymoron (silence louder ... than a cicada symphony) to call attention to the contrasts between the rock and cicadas. Thematically and emotionally speaking, this tanka reminds me one of Basho's famous haiku:<br /><br />deep silence -<br />the shrill of cicadas<br />seeps into rocks<br /><br />Basho<br /><br />tr. Gabi Greve<br />Chen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐https://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.com