Inspired by Issa - Loving mood

loving mood
one rose rests
on the other

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in unlevel hedge, too
in bloom...
roses of Sharon
-Issa,1804

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inspired by Issa - One Sparkling bird song

cacophony of bird chirps
one sparkling song
that i really love

inspired by

even in the thicket
beyond the bramble gate
a little chrysanthemum
-Issa,1804

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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

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Inspired by Issa - Summer Kimono

an euption in my heart
the splendid kimono
the six figure price

inspired by

even trying on my summer kimono
lonely...
Eastern Mountains
-Issa,1804

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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


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

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Inspired by Issa - Wisteria Trellis

morning glory
two yellow butterflies'
frolicking flight

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

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Inspired by Issa - Lover Cat

two month old
baby's cry
that tom cat in heat
(John Tiong)

inspired by

with a voice
like a temple bell...
the lover cat
-Issa,1814

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Inspired by Issa - bathroom frog

joining me
in a bath
bathroom frog

as i bathe
the frog experiences
a storm

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for me all alone
his sober face...
a frog

-Issa,1814

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Inspired by Issa-Two kissing Cuckoos

fiery love at tree
on flaring dusk sun rests the silhoutte
of two kissing cuckoos

inspired

from the fir tree too
two are singing...
mountain cuckoos
-Issa,1803

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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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Remembering Issa - Nightingale arrives

the owl watches
the forest floor
eyes wide as the moon

excited owl
the mice runs
in its eyes

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

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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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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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Inspired by Issa - Bottom of Well

realm of terror
the darkness
in the old well

inspired by

since it's cool down there
take a little nap...
bottom of the well
-Issa,1816

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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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Inspired by Issa-The Well's Bottom

the well water
is like mom love
there until old, dry and out

inspired by

the well's bottom, too
utterly dry...
moonlit night
-Issa,1822

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Inspired by Issa - bed bug

another bed bug
oh my god where did you hide
when I spray?

inspired by

for you fleas
the night must be long...
and lonely?
-Issa,1813

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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

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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

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Inspired by Issa - Umbrella

swaying with her umbrella
while keeping her skirt down
the monsoon

inspired by

their colorful umbrellas
fluttering...
low tide
-Issa,1806

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Inspired by Issa-So Many Ways to Express Beauty

orchids
so many ways to express
beauty

inspired by

today no blossom viewing
for me...
feeling afraid
-Issa,1818

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