Mine's a large one

One for the road
Originally uploaded by shodoboy.

Enjoying a "large" pilsner in a very good European Beer bar in Shinjuku!

Nakayoshi

ROB, AMELIA AND ME
Originally uploaded by shodoboy.

"I shot an arrow into the air,
It fell to earth, I knew not where,
For, so swiftly it flew, the sight,
Could not follow it in its flight.

I breathed a song into the air,
It fell to earth, I knew not where;
For who has sight so keen and strong,
That it can follow the flight of song?

Long, long afterward in an oak,
I found the arrow, still unbroke,
And the song, from beginning to end,
I found again in the heart of a friend"

(Longfellow)

TEN CHO CHI KYU

TEN CHO CHI KYU
Originally uploaded by shodoboy.

This is one of mine - you read from the top right down and then from the top left down, TEN CHO CHI KYU which means "the heavens and earth are universal and unending"

I had a bit of success with this poem, several coming out quite well. When framed, I think they make really nice, personal gifts for people.