A new year begins
before sunrise
a pine-decorated boat
Here's the first haiku of the year, by the great and prolific Kobayashi Issa, who wrote over twenty thousand haiku during his lifetime.
Haiku by Kobayashi Issa
Picture by Diana Deaver
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: 8th January 2020