The distant mountains
are reflected in the eye
of the dragonfly
Despite a difficult life, Kobayashi Issa’s poetry tends to celebrate the serene joys and simple spiritual moments of life. He was a prolific writer of both poetry and prose: he wrote over 20,000 haiku, hundreds of tanka, and several haibun.
Poem by Kobayashi Issa
Picture by Joshua Stannard
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: 25th July 2018