the 18th tanka in the sequence about diasporic experiences
standing still
three First Nations children
in twilight
my spring-roll stand
at the Taste of Greece Fest
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...
