the 7th tanka in the sequence about diasporic experiences
the Dear John letter
morphs into a plane
this cold night
my shadow and I
ride the tandem bike home
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
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