Rice seedlings

rice seedlings–

a little family watches

the evening rain

–haiku by Kobayashi Issa (translated by David G. Lanoue), cartoon by Jessica Tremblay (Old Pond Comics)

Rice blossoms

rice blossoms–

a large man

lost in them

— haiku by Kobayashi Issa (translated by David G. Lanoue), cartoon by Jessica Tremblay (Old Pond Comics)

The baby sparrow

the baby sparrow

chirps inside

the rice gourd

• haiku by Kobayashi Issa translated by David G. Lanoue, cartoon by Old Pond Comics

The little bat

 

 

the little bat

chirps inside

the rice gourd

— Haiku by Kobayashi Issa translated by David G. Lanoue, cartoon by Old Pond Comics

Come, let’s go

Come, let’s go

snow-viewing

till we’re buried.

– Haiku by Matsuo Basho (translated by Lucien Stryk), cartoon by Jessica Tremblay (Old Pond Comics)

 

is that dew

When someone asks if you’re crying, always deny.

is that dew

the horse’s tears?

rice blossoms

— Haiku by Kobayashi Issa (translated by David G. Lanoue), cartoon by Jessica Tremblay (Old Pond Comics)

departing the facing mountain

departing the facing mountain

it comes this way…

little cloudburst

• haiku by Kobayashi Issa (translated by David G. Lanoue), cartoon by Jessica Tremblay

With eyes closed

With eyes closed–

a simple twittering

universe.

— Haiku by Sono Uchida, cartoon by Jessica Tremblay (Old pond comics)

love fulfilled

love fulfilled . . .

fireflies leisurely await

the sunrise

— Haiku by Masajo Suzuki illustrated by Old Pond Comics.

 

This haiku-comic was published in Haidan journal (July 2016 issue) in Japan.