The river's mist
helps out on the haze
moonlit night
Kobayashi Issa (1763 – 1828) was one of Japan’s most prolific poets. He left in his journals over twenty thousand haiku poems. His real name was Kobayashi Yataro, but he eventually took the pen name, Issa, which means “cup of tea”.
Poem by Kobayashi Issa https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poets/detail/kobayashi-issa
Picture by Gatis Vilaks https://unsplash.com/@gatisv
This haiku poem is part of the Naviar haiku music challenge, where artists are invited to make music in response to a weekly assigned haiku poem. Participation is free and there are no limitations in the songs’ length or genre.
You have seven days from the posting of this haiku to submit your track. For information on how to make a submission, visit the Naviar Haiku Music Challenge page.
Submission deadline: 7th June 2017