tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post7805089525744325758..comments2024-03-27T11:10:57.384-04:00Comments on NeverEnding Story: One Man's Maple Moon: Gas Fireplace Tanka by Helen E. HerrChen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐http://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post-68310032094643089472015-11-12T20:41:36.955-05:002015-11-12T20:41:36.955-05:00Although lacking the natural crackling and popping...Although lacking the natural crackling and popping and sizzling of sap and the sweet, harsh olfactory effect of a wood fire, the safer and easier-to-use gas fireplace, which offers authentic-looking hand-painted ceramic logs, can create the allure of a wood burning fireplace. Well-designed, decorative gas fireplaces have now become the focal point of a middle-class home. <br /><br />The emotional and visual contrasts between the two parts of the poem spark the reader's reflection on passion and love. And on a second reading, the opening image takes on symbolic significance. <br /><br /> Chen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐https://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.com