the 14th tanka in the sequence about diasporic experiences
the Maple Leaf
flapping in summer heat
no Canadian experience
no job... no job
no Canadian experience
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...
