tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post8482989896804185162..comments2024-03-28T12:59:41.910-04:00Comments on NeverEnding Story: One Man's Maple Moon: Endless Rain Tanka by Marion ClarkeChen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐http://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post-69966127267359527862017-02-16T12:34:47.176-05:002017-02-16T12:34:47.176-05:00Thank you for your careful reading, Chen-ou.
Thi...Thank you for your careful reading, Chen-ou. <br /><br />This tanka was written just after learning of the death of an artist friend last week. I was on a coach journey at the time and when I remembered his beautiful painting hanging in my room, I thought it extremely fitting that it featured a dove.<br /><br />marionSeaviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564797172487638019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post-3949495268436204082017-02-16T12:30:11.817-05:002017-02-16T12:30:11.817-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Seaviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564797172487638019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-786207835641480928.post-83910000841418909922017-02-10T16:24:38.938-05:002017-02-10T16:24:38.938-05:00The emotionally resonant image in L1 sets the scen...The emotionally resonant image in L1 sets the scene and mood while Ls 2&3 effectively enhance the tone and mood of the poem. But, in Ls 4&5, Marion effectively makes a thematic and emotional shift through the symbolically rich and religiously significant image of a dove, which brings some sense of comfort and lifts the poem up a notch.Chen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐https://www.blogger.com/profile/06235248170011255532noreply@blogger.com