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Inspired by Issa - Off to see the Play

'We're off to see
a friend, ' they say...
with cinema tickets in their pockets

inspired by

'We're off to see
the play, ' they say...
spring rain
-Issa,1819

poem by John Tiong Chunghoo
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Inspired by Issa - While i was away

just a little while
to live
a little while
to die
slit in between
a drama
of senses

inspired by

while I was away
just for a while...
a splendid young bamboo!
-Issa,1819

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poem by John Tiong Chunghoo
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Inspired by Issa - Telling the sky

telling the sky all your grouses,
magpie, is there no one
to help you?

inspired by

are you calling
for your devoted child?
evening sparrow
-Issa,1819

poem by John Tiong Chunghoo
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Inspired by Issa - The Cricket hops

our quiet conversation
now where's that intruder
the cricket?

inspired by

the cricket hops
atop the winnowing fan's
dust pile
-Issa,1819

poem by John Tiong Chunghoo
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inspired by Issa - Mountain Temple

mountain temple
the priests' chant echoes
in the heavens

inspired by

mountain temple-
the little boy's name
on his fan
-Issa,1819

poem by John Tiong Chunghoo
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Inspired by Issa - the little tub

the little tub
splashes of a three year old
spring wind

inspired by

the little tub's
braided bamboo is green...
spring breeze
-Issa,1804

poem by John Tiong Chunghoo
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Inspired by Issa - Spring Peace

spring peace -
greenery sprouts
in the floor cracks

inspired by

spring peace-
a mouse licking up
Sumida River
-Issa,1820

poem by John Tiong Chunghoo
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Inspired by Issa - Wisteria Trellis

morning glory
two yellow butterflies'
frolicking flight

inspired by Issa's

wisteria trellis-
behind it, in the light
wildflowers
-Issa,1809

poem by John Tiong Chunghoo
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Inspired by Issa - Winter Rain

winter rain
cold are my feet
so is my heart

inspired by

big winter rain
or little winter rain...
sleeping is hard
-Issa,1814

poem by John Tiong Chunghoo
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Inspired by Issa - In the lightning

taming desires
so may faces
the buddha

inspired by

in the lightning
how he laughs...
Buddha!
-Issa,1814

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poem by John Tiong Chunghoo
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Remembering Issa - Nightingale arrives

the owl watches
the forest floor
eyes wide as the moon

excited owl
the mice runs
in its eyes

inspired by Issa's

the nightingale aims
and arrives...
my fence
-Issa,1806

poem by John Tiong Chunghoo
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Inspired by Issa - Cycle of births

the cycle of births
from my hand, a pigeon pecks peas
grain by grain

inspired by

grains of rice
pecked by birds...
my futon
-Issa,1814

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poem by John Tiong Chunghoo
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Inspired by Issa - Altar food

sticking to to Buddha's
be compassionate dictum
he lets rat nibble at altar food

inspired by

while praising Buddha
with wide-open mouth...
a thicket mosquito
-Issa,1816

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poem by John Tiong Chunghoo
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Inspired by Issa - the beach wind blows

over their
boobs and butts
the beach wind blows

inspired by

over rice cakes and jelly
the good spring breeze
blows
-Issa,1807

poem by John Tiong Chunghoo
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Inspired by Issa - Prayers

all the lotuses
aides in
my prayers

tanka:

the lotuses have fully
bloomed to
embrace the sky
like my heart after the
dawn prayers

blossomed

inspired by

this day-
even stirring gruel
is a prayer!
-Issa,1814

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poem by John Tiong Chunghoo
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In spring rain

In spring rain
a pretty girl
yawning.

Translated by Robert Hass

poem by Kobayashi Issa
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Inspired by Issa - Cherry Blossom Fall

cherry blossoms fall
our heart warms up
to spring

inspired by

toward the mouth
shouting 'Look! Look! '
cherry blossoms fall
-Issa,1825

poem by John Tiong Chunghoo
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Good Times

Little kids play in the rain and do the darnest of things
They might get cold or catch a flue but still they'll play non-rest
They care not if the world might end or famine strikes the fields
As long as they are with a friend, worries cannot exist

'Happy! Happy! ' They will sing and then go dance in the rain
They paint a picture of you and me. I wish we were happy again
We could dance in the rain and sing with the birds and never care of this world
But now we're chained and frowning in pain but apparently this we deserve

Kids should never play in the rain it's a dangerous place to be
So the elders lock them in the house and safely hide the key
But as soon as the rain subsides and it's finally safe to play
They'll open the doors and let us play to our very hearts content
Yet every night I say a prayer that we'll be happy again
I miss my friend, I miss the rain, and I wanna go out and play

But the elders have locked us in for the safety of our souls
The rain is a dangerous place to play and we have to wait some more
The elders will keep me happy till the sun will shine again
But it doesn't mean that I don't miss you and how we played in the rain

poem by Hafeni Nghidinua
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Inspired by Issa - Harvest Moonn

harvest moon -
the field flying
with broken stalks

harvest moon -
no more loud sighs
from the windy fields

harvest moon
thanksgiving incense
trails over fields

harvest moon
the garden echoes with plan
for the next season

inspired by

harvest moon-
some are stretched out
some praying
-Issa,1821

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poem by John Tiong Chunghoo
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Inspired by Issa - Stark Contrast

devouring her beauty
on the pretty lass
ugly dinosaurs

stark contrast
ugly dinosaurs on
the pretty lass' blouse

inspired by

stark contrast
to the pretty grasses...
cormorant boat
-Issa,1810

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poem by John Tiong Chunghoo
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Rain Rain Rain

Rain, Rain, Rain, come again and again,
In the winter, in the summer and in spring,
Come with joy, fall with happiness and go with sorrow,
Rain, Rain, Rain come again and again.

Rain, Rain, Rain come to relive earth's pain,
Rain, Rain, Rain come to make nature happy,
Rain, Rain, Rain come to make livings happy,
Rain, Rain, Rain come again and again.

Rain, Rain, Rain don't go away,
Rain, Rain, Rain i hope you will stay,
Rain, Rain, Rain come again and again.

poem by Vikram Pratap Singh
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