Last time, I think by Kobayashi Issa

~ JezzieG

Last time, I think

Last time, I think,
I’ll brush the flies
from my father’s face

Kobayashi Issa 1763-1828

Kobayashi Issa
Born: 15 June 1763, Kashiwabara, Japan
Nationality: Japanese
Died: 5 January 1828, Shinano Province, Japan

Issa was a poet and lay Buddhist priest of the Jōdo Shinshū best known for his haiku poems and journals. Known simply as Issa, meaning a Cup-of-Tea, he is considered one of the ‘Great Four’ haiku masters in Japan

Published by JezzieG

I am a freelance writer and poet and started writing after raising my two boys as a way of discovering just who Jez is. That is still very much an ongoing project but the journey so far has introduced me to many wonderful friends and fellow writers through an ever-growing love of poetry.

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