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- noun the first
calligraphy written at the beginning of a year
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From Japanese 書き初め
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qms commented on the word kakizome
Oh please, my calligrapher friends,
You masters of shadings and bends,
I pray you will show me
In your kakizome
A happier year than this that now ends.
January 1, 2016