After a cascade of showers
slanting sunlight slips into my room
Followed by a swarm of flies
buzzing around like aimless tourists
Alone, I have nothing to do but
become their tour guide
September, 2009 issue of Word Catalyst
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
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