In a light spring rain
a discarded letter blows
through a bamboo grove ~Issa*
*cited:
The Spring of my Life
Trans: S Hamill
issa
life’s passages … 12
blossoming mountain–
the little food shop
lost in mist ~issa*
*cited: haikuguy.com
life’s passages … 11
Today, today too
somehow getting by these days, still
living in a haze
~Issa*
*cited:
The Spring of my Life
Trans: S Hamill
a solitary light
delightful, the view
from the gate in the long night…
all four directions ~Issa*
*cited: haikuguy.com
dawning of the day
b&w landscape
one tree
one farmer’s field…
evening cool ~Issa*
*cited: haikuguy.com
poppy buds
a spring walk with Issa
the dandelions too
have shaved heads…
festival day ~Issa*
*cited: http://www.haikuguy.com
spring rainbow
green moss–
all the way to my lap
spring’s rainbow ~Issa*
*www.haikuguy.com noted. A love note to Planet Earth. Spring’s dazzling colors touch and include Issa. He gazes and realizes: I am (we are) part of this glory!
reeds
reeds–
a flitting firefly
catches his breath ~Issa (haikuguy.com)
Dawn
moving clouds–
step by step, so soon
the dawn ~Issa (haikuguy.com)
lens-artists: mood
resigning himself
to this oceanless province…
pond snail ~Issa (haikuguy.com)
among the dewdrops
the butterfly’s mood
improves ~Issa (haikuguy.com)
a meditative journey 
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