Sunrise

Sunrise

 

Rubbing its legs,

the busy fly lights up

rays of fire.

 

-Haiku by Jocelyne Villeneuve translated by Mike Montreuil, The Unfinished Poem, 2015

Synchronous

 

Synchronous

 

The day brightens-

water boils on the stove

with little noises

 

-Haiku by Jocelyne Villeneuve translated by Mike Montreuil, The Unfinished Poem, 2015

MotoFrog

 

Zap

NaHaiWriMo 1: Zap.

Your fly is open

Table manners are important, even amongs frogs.

Haiku North America conference

 

 

 

This comic is from my new zine The Fly which features 25 comics (including 9 comics inspired by Kobayashi Issa’s haiku).

The story: A haiku poet tries to get rid of a fly that lives in his house. When everything fails, the poet must learn to live in peace with the annoying insect (and its 500 children) until it decides to leave on its own.

The fly even follows the poet to the Haiku North America conference where it lands on his head during his presentation.

I look forward to seeing you at the Haiku North America conference in Schenectady from Oct 14-18, 2015

Flies and Buddhas

where there’s people

there’s flies

and Buddhas

— Haiku by Kobayashi Issa, translated by David G. Lanoue, illustrated as a haiku-comic by Old Pond Comics

“This way to the hut!” / the horsefly / flies – Haiku by Kobayashi Issa

“This way to the hut!”
the horsefly
flies

– Haiku by Kobayashi Issa, Tr. David G. Lanoue, ill. Old Pond Comics

Give me everything!

it’s a good world! / one more, help yourself / flies on my rice – Haiku by Kobayashi Issa

it’s a good world!
one more, help yourself
flies on my rice

– Haiku by Kobayashi Issa, Tr. David G. Lanoue, ill. Old Pond Comics