the second tanka in the sequence about diasporic experiences
Mom once said
foreign moon bigger
than ours...
the harvest moon hangs high
between Pacific shores
Atlas Poetica, 15, 2013
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...
