English Original:
between
that first gulp of air
and last breath –
a transitional flow
of yin and yang
Japanese Translation by Hidenori Hiruta
初息から最後の呼吸一生は陰と陽とが替わりて流る
Akita International Haiku Network (Oct. 30, 2010)
Poetic Musings: Mother and Ocean Haiku by Kobayashi Issa
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mother I never knew,
each time I see the ocean,
each time --
*The Essential Haiku*, 1995
Kobayashi Issa
Commentary: L1 establishes both the emotional atm...
