In This World Poem by Kobayashi Issa
In This World
In this world
we walk on the roof of hell,
gazing at flowers.
Translated by Robert Hass
Wow. Susan Williams is right. What a contrast! This is the very best kind of haiku - - - where the last line surprises you and contrasts from the rest of the poem.
Oh, I am absolutely stunned by the contrast here- -WoW! ! ! !
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4/24/2024 5:54:18 PM # 1.0.0.1119
ain't this one a wowser! and in just fifteen syllables! can you find a better expression of the bittersweet experience that is being human? -glen kappy