father's prognosis
not a word and yet
this sunset glow
Honorable Mention, Bloodroot Haiku Award
North Carolina Poetry Society 2019 Adult Contest
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...
