SPRING HAIKU
by Issa
may the wind send
this plum blossom scent
to Kyoto!
IMAGE: “Plum Blossoms” by Cindy Lee Longhini. Prints available at fineartamerica.com.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Kobayashi Issa (1763-1828) was a Japanese poet and Buddhist priest of the Jōdo Shinshū sect known for his haiku poems and journals. He is better known as simply Issa, a pen name meaning Cup-of-tea. He is regarded as one of the four haiku masters in Japan, along with Bashō, Buson, and Shiki.
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