have you come to save us haiku poets? red dragonfly (haiku by Kobayashi Issa)

Posted on July 20, 2014 by oldpondcomics

have you come

to save us haiku poets?

red dragonfly

– Haiku by Kobayashi Issa, tr. David G. Lanoue, ill. Old Pond Comics

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5 thoughts on “have you come to save us haiku poets? red dragonfly (haiku by Kobayashi Issa)”

Don on July 20, 2014 at 5:50 am said:

Another beauty, Jessica! best, Don

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- oldpondcomics on July 20, 2014 at 7:31 am said:
  
  Thanks Don. I totally relate to this haiku. In very few words, Issa depicted a pretty accurate picture of a haiku poets looking for inspiration. Perhaps on a ginko walk?
  
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Blog It Or Lose It on July 21, 2014 at 12:39 pm said:

This is brilliant!

Yes …. Dragonflies, fireflies, and storms of any size and type! 😉

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- oldpondcomics on July 21, 2014 at 10:49 pm said:
  
  It’s true that inspiration is everywhere: we just have to look! 🙂
  
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  - Blog It Or Lose It on July 22, 2014 at 4:07 pm said:
    
    And you never know where it’ll come from …. it’s just a matter of patience. 🙂
    
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