as I gaze
upon her love tanka
with fear in my heart
each and every word
turns into a big mouth
Bright Stars, IV, 2014
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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