In the distant hills

In the distant hills

A patch where sunlight touches

The withered meadows.

                                                             – haiku by Shiki (trans. by Donald Keene)

 

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the setting place

 

the setting place

for the spring sun…

wisteria blossoms

– Haiku by Kobayashi Issa (translated by David G. Lanoue), illustrated by Jessica Tremblay