long way home ...
windshield wipers clear
the silence between us
Japanese Translation by 万里小路
ワイパーが
沈黙払う
長い帰路
Distinguished Work Prize, 5th Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum Haiku Contest
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...
