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

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squatting on the head

squatting on the head

of a sleeping cow…

a frog

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

sweat drops from cows

sweat drops from cows

from horses…

blades of grass

#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

just when the calf

just when the calf
has fallen asleep…
the reed thrush sings

#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

Six cows are grazing (Haiku by Richard Wright)

Six cows are grazing;

The seventh stands near a fence,

Staring into space.

• Haiku by Richard Wright (Haiku: This Other World, #135), cartoon illustration by Old Pond Comics.