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kurokuroart.bsky.social
t.j. zhang ☾
@kurokuroart.bsky.social
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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
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anxious squirrel
quite unsure where to hide
her peanut

#haiku #poem #journal
seventh moon, twenty-eight day, 2025 while taking a breather under a black locust tree. anxious squirrel quite unsure where to hide her peanut she would keep digging slowly, stop, and then awkwardly move to another spot to do the same thing again. it was funny.
November 22, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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orange night lamp
admiring the trinket box
she made for me

#haiku #poem #journal
seventh moon, twenty-seventh day, 2025 in my room before i went to bed. orange night lamp admiring the trinket box she made for me i love it so much. it's a very special box. Liz drew paper lanterns on it using black, silver, and gold markers. it reminded me of the time when we sat in a boat under hundreds of sky lanterns in Minecraft back in march. that night was just magical. and now i have this lovely lovely box that will remind me of that beautiful moment forever.
November 20, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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lady on a wheel chair
longing
by the glass door

#haiku #poem #journal
seventh moon, twenty-seventh day, 2025 on our way outside the nursing home after clocking out. lady on a wheel chair longing by the glass door
November 18, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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koi fish
spits a bubble
between lily pads

#haiku #poem #journal
seventh moon, twenty-fifth day, 2025 leaning on a rail next to a pond outside the nursing home. koi fish spits a bubble between lily pads
November 15, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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hillside deck
her music box tinkles
with the stars

#haiku #poem #journal
seventh moon, twenty-fourth day, 2025 in Minecraft, Liz and i decided to go back to our house after getting some stuff from our hometown ten thousand blocks away. there, we spent the rest of the night listening to her discs on the deck she built a couple days ago. hillside deck her music box tinkles with the stars
November 13, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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summer stream
those are the ducks
she named that day

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

#haiku #bookmark
the silver tassels arrived and I tried it on this sample bookmark. really loving it! can’t wait for the final versions 😖
November 8, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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(the bird in the pic might be a finch 🤔 i just wanted to use it)

with a whistle
a sparrow catches a peanut
midair
(the bird in the pic might be a finch 🤔 i just wanted to use it) seventh moon, twenty-third day, 2025 during my walk towards the grocery store, i stopped on this one path where i always see one of my feathered friend. with a whistle a sparrow catches a peanut midair
November 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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cool summer
one two fireflies
here and there

#haiku #poem #journal
seventh moon, twenty-second day, 2025 on my way back home coming from my grandparent's apartment. cool summer one two fireflies here and there
November 6, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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our family dog
how noticeable now
his aging fur

#haiku #poem #journal
seventh moon, twenty-second day, 2025 after eating at a chinese restaurant for dinner, me and my family went to my grandparent's apartment to visit our aunt's dog Barkley. i haven't seen him in a long time. when we opened the front door, he was there wagging his little bulldog tail. our family dog how noticeable now his aging fur
November 4, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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summer kiss
the subtle taste
of her lip balm

#haiku #poem #journal
seventh moon, twentieth day, 2025 sitting on the ledge over a stream still reminiscing about our time together. summer kiss the subtle taste of her lip balm
November 1, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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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
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river’s edge
squirrel on a root
reaches for water

#haiku #journal #storytelling
seventh moon, twentieth day, 2025 still sitting on the ledge, eating dried fruits. river's edge squirrel on a root reaches for water i used my binoculars to see the squirrel more clearly.
October 30, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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gazing downstream
her presence
​still lingers

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

#haiku #haibun #poem
seventh moon, eighteenth day, 2025 four days ago, Liz banned me from Minecraft for a few days because she wanted to build a surprise for me for our date night the following the day. but before she did that, she asked me to log in for a little bit because she needed help getting back to our house as she spawned in the middle of nowhere during a rainy night. thankfully she saw and followed the railroad i built and we met at the foot of the cherry blossom hill. train station saying our rain-soaked ​i love yous
October 25, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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abrupt awakening
a blue jay squawking
for more peanuts!

#haiku #haibun #journal
seventh moon, eighteenth day, 2025 i had a date with Liz last night so i slept in this morning. around 6 AM, a loud sound from a feathery friend woke me up! abrupt awakening a blue jay squawking for mor peanuts! i usually put seeds, rice, and peanuts on my windowsill around that time so the birds usually perch there very early.
October 23, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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farming wheat
gazing at our sunset lit
hillside house

#haiku #minecraft
seventh moon, eighteenth day, 2025 during our Minecraft date last night. farming wheat gazing at our sunset lit hillside house it's just so nice seeing the house we built together grow slowly. five months ago there was only the moon house that Liz built for our first date. now, more rooms were added along the cherry blossom hill. there's also a basement where the storage room is located, there's an artificial waterfall and river directly at the bottom of the house, a train station, farms, bamboos, pathways, lanterns, and so much more. i love it so much.
October 21, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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my distant star
all i can think about
is december

#haiku
seventh moon, fifteenth day, 2025 in my room, holding the stuffed toys Liz gave to me as a gift. i really miss her a lot. my distant star all i can think about is december
October 18, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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summer pond
a bumblebee gently sways
on a wildflower

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

#haiku #poem #journal
seventh moon, fourteenth day, 2025 towards the end of our shift, me and my coworker were deciding what to use to cover ourselves from the rain for when we throw the garbages later on. we ran out of garbage bags, which we usually use to make makeshift rain coats, but thankfully we found some cushions outside the kitchen. pulling garbage bins chair cushions as our umbrellas
October 14, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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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
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daydream
when we waltzed
under the summer sun

#haiku #poem #storytelling
seventh moon, thirteenth day, 2025 i’m already missing Liz so much. i’ve been reminiscing about all the things we did these past couple of days over and over. if only there was a way to stop time... daydream when we waltzed under the summer sun i cannot wait for december though. this time, i will be the one visiting her.
October 11, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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rusty chains
she swings high
between cumulus clouds

#haiku #poem #journal
seventh moon, twelfth day, 2025 on our way home coming from the pond, Liz and i decided to sit on the swing one last time before she goes back home. rusty chains she swings high between cumulus clouds
October 9, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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paper butterfly
clipping it on to
​her golden hair

#haiku #poem #journal
seventh moon, twelfth day, 2025 yesterday, Liz's last day of visit. we were originally going to play the card game "Noir" in my room but we decided to spend that morning sitting on a platform over a stream by a pond. we thought that we could always play the card game online and that the best thing to do right now are the things we won't be able to do when we're far away from each other again. so we sat there quietly, holding hands, in the dappled lights. paper butterfly clipping it on to ​her golden hair
October 7, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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happy mid-autumn festival! :D 🥮
October 7, 2025 at 1:29 AM