autumn wind--
death draws closer
with every year
~Issa, 1808
Issa was a 19th century Japanese haiku poet who wrote over 20,000 poems. This one was written with the note "Old Grandma's 33rd death anniversary."
Our illustration is Autumn by the 20th century Czek artist, Tavik Frantisek Šimon.
For a searchable Issa archive visit the Haiku Guy.
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