- Diane M Kellogg
Sketch Pad - January 29, 2021

A mini-lesson about Haiga.
We have all heard of Haiku, defined by Miriam Webster as
"haiku : an unrhymed verse form of Japanese origin having three lines containing usually five, seven, and five syllables respectivelyalso : a poem in this form usually having a seasonal reference.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/haiku

A little cuckoo across a hydrangea. Yosa Buson(1716 - 1784) Public Domain Image.
Did you know that the Japanese style painting that often accompanies these lovely poems is called Haiga?
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Quote of the Day -
We shall never understand one another until we reduce the language to seven words.
Kahlil Gibran
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