measuring
the weight and length
of loneliness
I count the stars
sparkling in the spring sky
Sketchbook, 6:6, November/December 2011
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...
