Even though the eagle is in silhouette and only 3 values of grey are used, I still get a feeling of background and foreground space, which is pleasing. Is the paper color true to reality?
I agree with Steve about the handwriting, it works very well. It has the right degree of looseness and a good scale in relation to the image.
My only nit is that the lines of writing are not level. That could be ok if not for the bar down the side of the poem. I would prefer to see this rotated till the bar was straight or see the bar gone entirely.
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