t.j. zhang ☾
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kurokuroart.bsky.social
t.j. zhang ☾
@kurokuroart.bsky.social
creator of “a wish that bloomed in fall”

a webcomic artist, haiku poet, origamist, and a squirrel whisperer

“it is urgent to live enchanted”

https://linktr.ee/kurokuroart
anxious squirrel
quite unsure where to hide
her peanut

#haiku #poem #journal
November 22, 2025 at 12:42 PM
orange night lamp
admiring the trinket box
she made for me

#haiku #poem #journal
November 20, 2025 at 12:45 PM
lady on a wheel chair
longing
by the glass door

#haiku #poem #journal
November 18, 2025 at 12:58 PM
koi fish
spits a bubble
between lily pads

#haiku #poem #journal
November 15, 2025 at 12:43 PM
hillside deck
her music box tinkles
with the stars

#haiku #poem #journal
November 13, 2025 at 12:33 PM
summer stream
those are the ducks
she named that day

#haiku #poem #journal
November 11, 2025 at 12:56 PM
the silver tassels arrived and I tried it on this sample bookmark. really loving it! can’t wait for the final versions 😖

#haiku #bookmark
November 8, 2025 at 11:47 PM
(the bird in the pic might be a finch 🤔 i just wanted to use it)

with a whistle
a sparrow catches a peanut
midair
November 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
cool summer
one two fireflies
here and there

#haiku #poem #journal
November 6, 2025 at 12:53 PM
our family dog
how noticeable now
his aging fur

#haiku #poem #journal
November 4, 2025 at 12:26 PM
summer kiss
the subtle taste
of her lip balm

#haiku #poem #journal
November 1, 2025 at 12:29 PM
speaking of fears, i want to share a writing exercise i did for the writers’ circle two weeks ago. we were asked to think about what our fear is and then try to personify it. we only had fifteen minutes but these are the ones that came into mind that day.

#fears #purpose #purposedrivenlife
October 30, 2025 at 4:23 PM
river’s edge
squirrel on a root
reaches for water

#haiku #journal #storytelling
October 30, 2025 at 11:47 AM
gazing downstream
her presence
​still lingers

#haiku #journal #storytelling
October 28, 2025 at 11:38 AM
train station
saying our rain-soaked
i love yous

#haiku #haibun #poem
October 25, 2025 at 5:23 PM
abrupt awakening
a blue jay squawking
for more peanuts!

#haiku #haibun #journal
October 23, 2025 at 11:36 AM
farming wheat
gazing at our sunset lit
hillside house

#haiku #minecraft
October 21, 2025 at 11:33 AM
my distant star
all i can think about
is december

#haiku
October 18, 2025 at 11:50 AM
summer pond
a bumblebee gently sways
on a wildflower

#haiku #poem #journal
October 16, 2025 at 11:34 AM
pulling garbage bins
chair cushions
as our umbrellas

#haiku #poem #journal
October 14, 2025 at 11:44 AM
mehehe i can do these stuff now using my flyers and books. also, i finished a lot of things this week including my brochure, stickers, exhibit labels, posters, and more. i just need to print them. we’re getting there, one step at a time

#webcomic #webtoon
October 12, 2025 at 9:16 PM
daydream
when we waltzed
under the summer sun

#haiku #poem #storytelling
October 11, 2025 at 11:18 AM
rusty chains
she swings high
between cumulus clouds

#haiku #poem #journal
October 9, 2025 at 11:21 AM
paper butterfly
clipping it on to
​her golden hair

#haiku #poem #journal
October 7, 2025 at 11:04 AM
happy mid-autumn festival! :D 🥮
October 7, 2025 at 1:29 AM