Borrowing my house
from insects
I slept
Special thanks to Darren Bourne aka halF unusuaL, who recently mentioned this beautiful haiku by Issa to me.
Haiku by Kobayashi Issa
Picture by Alfred Kenneally
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: 10th March 2021