Priest Poet – Kobayashi Issa


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Buddhist priest poet
Great Kobayashi Issa
A very close friend
Of the snails,frogs and fireflies
Left his soul in words
For Japanese poetry
To blossoms as the Haiku

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2 responses to “Priest Poet – Kobayashi Issa”

  1. zumpoems Avatar

    “left his soul in words” — very nice — will remember this phrase — very deep.

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