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Haiku for 2026 [ No. 11. Ding Dong!]

Snowdrops now long gone,

Harebells, in gay profusion,

Nasturtiums coming.

 

Le Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh,

Déardaoin, an ceathrú lá de mhí an Mheitimh,

an bhliain dhá mhíle is fiche a sé.

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Haiku for 2025 [No.17 'Snow Joke!]

The show is over,

Galanthus must take a bow.

Snow drops; then rain drops.

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Haiku for 2025 [No.10]

Auschwitz, now Gaza.

Broken hearts cannot weep, so

rain feeds our snowdrops.

Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh, 27th March 2025

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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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