For the people of Japan
Sendai earthquake...
the darkness pierced
only by flashlights
Fukushima plant --
the vending machines
still glowing
Ishinomaki:
a baby found alive
in wood and mud
Prayer for Japan
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...
