A clear waterfall
into the ripples
fall green pine-needles
I came across this poem by Issa at an exhibition about Japan in Treviso, where I'm currently living. Among the four great masters of Japanese haiku, Issa was the most prolific: during his lifetime he wrote over 20,000 haiku, hundreds of tanka, and several haibun
Haiku by Kobayashi Issa
Picture by Cole Keister
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: 17th July 2019