If you're not familiar with the haiku, it's a simple poem consisting of three lines. The first line contains five syllables, the second seven, and the third five syllables. With these limitations, the poem must convey the message very simply. Mrs. T was a master, or should I say, a mistress of the haiku, as evidenced by this poem that she wrote about her Coast mole neighbor, Phinneas, who lived just down the path:
Mole, he burrows deep
to find some fat grubs to munch
Does he ever sleep?
Several months ago I posted this page, but it was one of Mrs. Trowbridge's sketch pages. I thought you might like to see her full color page.
13 comments:
beautiful!!
Yes, very beautiful!!!
Quite wonderful!
...and funny also!!!
:)
Mrs. T has way too much talent for such a little lady! Love the colored version of her sketch, too!
How beautifully Violet has described the mole in her Haiku. I understand that moles have another talent worth mentioning. If you are a gardener and are loath to kill God's little creatures, take heart. The mole, when he burrows sends up the softest and cleanest mounds of earth. We use them constantly in barren patches of the yard to grow beautiful things. Occasionally those light sensitive creatures drop unexpectedly into our swimming pool. If they manage to survive the night we fish them out and send them back to their burrows to create more magic.
wonderful!
I wish moles really looked like that... then I might have been a little more sensitive to their plight like Ginger. Great illo!
Your illustrations are alwasys perfectly crafted with the text ending in just the right place. Love the Coast Mole.
Thank you so much for your nice comment on my drawing! Yes, a calligrapher since the age of 17 when my grandmother gave me a gift set! However, I am so rusty anymore! Your work is absolutely lovely.
awesome
awesome
I Love your work!
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