standing alone
by the Pacific shore...
the monotony
of longing for homeland
reaches the horizon
Ribbons, 8:1, Spring/Summer 2012
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...
