English original:
crescent moon
the purple middle
of an iris
Japanese Translation by Hidenori Hiruta
新月やアイリスの紫の芯
Akita International Haiku Network (Sep. 25, 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...
