Question

What is the theme of a single shard ?

Answer 1

In A Single Shard, Tree-ear and Crane-man live
according to a code of integrity,
In A Single Shard, Tree-ear and Crane-man live
according to a code of integrity, even though
they live on the streets: Foraging in the woods
and rubbish heaps, gathering fallen grain-
heads in the autumn-these were honorable
ways to garner a meal, requiring time and work

Answer 2

In A Single Shard, Tree-ear and Crane-man live according to a code of integrity,

In A Single Shard, Tree-ear and Crane-man live according to a code of integrity, even though they live on the streets: Foraging in the woods and rubbish heaps, gathering fallen grain-heads in the autumn—these were honorable ways to garner a meal, requiring time and work