the 22nd tanka in the sequence about diasporic experiences
life is best
understood backwards
he whispers…
side by side two engineers
working at Tim Hortons
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...
