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"The Barn's Burnt Down..." Expressive Typography

In honor of the blood moon and the eclipse, two versions of one of my favorite quotes about hope, realism, and resilience. Hand-drawn typography and watercolor.
Usually people treat a quotation from an Asian poet in flowing brush calligraphy. But this haiku-ish poem seemed made for simple planks of words, direct, plain-spoken, no showing off.
 
"The Barn's Burnt Down..." Expressive Typography
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"The Barn's Burnt Down..." Expressive Typography

Two versions of expressive typography: "The barn's burnt down, now I can see the moon."

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