swarming flies
how do my wrinkled hands
taste?
– Haiku by Kobayashi Issa (Tr. David G. Lanoue, illustrated by Old Pond Comics)
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swarming flies
how do my wrinkled hands
taste?
– Haiku by Kobayashi Issa (Tr. David G. Lanoue, illustrated by Old Pond Comics)
I like the way you’ve made the fly another valued addition into the Old Pond cast of characters – a bit ‘flighty’ in his moods (perhaps understandably..). And another remarkable haiku from Issa.
Thanks. I’m glad you enjoy our newest cast member. Lucky for the fly to be living with Issa (instead of the pond where he could be in danger of being eaten by Kaeru and Kawazu)
That’s very true. In fact, in the video when Kaeru says “I had a normal childhood” and a fly appears, I half-expected his tongue to shoot out and… bye bye, fly 😉