February 26, 2015 by ebbtide 2.26.2015 Art, Poet's Journal art, colored pencil, flower, ink, Japanese poetry, loss, love, mixed media, Ono no Komachi, poem, poet's journal, Poetry, rain, sketch, solitude, waiting, watercolor 6 Comments after a poem by Ono no Komachi too soon the bloom has slipped from the stem – a light lost over the deepening sill of evening and back and forth, the beads are slipped slowly down the thread while I wait with the rain Share this:FacebookEmailTwitterLike this:Like Loading... Related
thank you! I’ve been considering doing a few more based on Ono no Komachi – we’ll have to see where the Muse takes me 🙂 LikeLike Reply
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Sarah, both the verse and the painting are exquisite.
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thank you, John 🙂
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a beautifully quiet, pensive poem – really lovely work, Sarah
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thank you! I’ve been considering doing a few more based on Ono no Komachi – we’ll have to see where the Muse takes me 🙂
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lovely atmosphere here
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Beautiful Sarah! 🙂
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