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Snowdrops 俳句

Imperceptibly,

Snowdrops nudging their way up.

Almost the New Moon.

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The text I've used in my post is called Old English Script.

I used photoshop to produce the text and images.

The purpose of calligraphic art is not primarily legibility, but artistic expression.

I've imitated the traditional form of Japanese Haiku.

For example: https://en.wi...

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PARADISE MOON

New moon bringing peace bringing light
New moon bring healing
Devine powers this night
For our brother has been taken away too soon
Bless him new moon

Bless them his family the children blessed niece
Our brother will guide us with heavenly peace
This pain we feel
This heartache its real
To heal we must feel
To become strong
We fall and rise
We learn
We teach we grow until we meet ag...

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Brothermoonnew moonprayer rip

Lunar

Last night the moon

orange sickle bright

seemed too large, low

hung over hedges

 

briefly eclipsed

by passing trees

dimmed by

closer light yet

 

always the lit

rondure

discovered

its umbral orb

 

to me -

I was driving

in the moondark

night

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