the winter fly I spare, the cat snatches – Haiku by Kobayashi Issa Posted on March 27, 2015 by oldpondcomics the winter fly I spare, the cat snatches – Haiku by Kobayashi Issa (Tr. David G. Lanoue, illustrated by Old Pond Comics) Share this:TwitterFacebookPinterestTumblrEmailRedditLike this:Like Loading...
Thanks for sharing another wonderful Issa haiku and for capturing the great man’s facial expression at the moment of inspiration 🙂 Reply ↓
Absolutely. I don’t think Issa would say “oops” – that would be a waste of a syllable! His startled look here is eloquence enough. Reply ↓
Thanks for sharing another wonderful Issa haiku and for capturing the great man’s facial expression at the moment of inspiration 🙂
I have another version where he just says Oops. I like wordless panels the best, though.
Absolutely. I don’t think Issa would say “oops” – that would be a waste of a syllable! His startled look here is eloquence enough.