plum blossoms, moon

plum blossoms, moon

and the rump

of a cow

#haiku by Kobayashi Issa, translated by David G. Lanoue, Old Pond Comic by Jessica Tremblay

song of the katydid

song of the katydid–

even the field cow

a connoisseur

#haiku by Kobayashi Issa, translated by David G. Lanoue, Old Pond Comic by Jessica Tremblay

a calf’s face

a calf’s face
stretches forward…
camellias

#haiku by Kobayashi Issa, translated by David G. Lanoue, Old Pond Comic by Jessica Tremblay

 

on the sleeping cow’s

on the sleeping cow’s

belly…

a pheasant cries

#haiku by Kobayashi Issa, translated by David G. Lanoue, Old Pond Comic by Jessica Tremblay

reed thrush

David G. Lanoue

reed thrush–

the cow doesn’t answer

his question

#haiku by Kobayashi Issa, translated by David G. Lanoue, Old Pond Comic by Jessica Tremblay

Your attention, please

Drifting

The pep talk

Don’t wanna go

The Snake Basket

 

 

Comics from Seabeck Haiku Getaway 2017.