The Calligraphy
By: Aidan, 4th grade
“You must learn patience, if you are to create the great Poem of the World.” Ken-Zi, the calligraphy master of northern Japan in the Ming-yi Dynasty. A small child, dressed in all black, with a large golden medallion stamped with the seal of the dragon king Min-Chi. Moon-shi, the apprentice, glanced out of the window for inspiration. 早速ですがまずは用件のみ。He quickly wrote down when he saw the boy. Suddenly he realized whose son that boy was. “Ken-Zi! Come quickly! The king’s son is standing outside!”
Ken-Zi rushed to the door and grabbed the young boy.
“Now, what brings you here?”
Moon-shi asked before he was knocked unconscious by the small boy’s experienced hands. The boy turned and stared into the man’s caring, knowing eyes. When he saw the paper and the brushes, pens, and the ink he rushed over and started writing and making something that resembled a lantern. When he was done, he had a neat scrawl that read: Hello
He also had a lantern that expressed his love for the old man.
Back to creative writing home page