This World of Dew – Issa Kobayashi

Issa Kobayashi’s poignant haiku about life’s fleeting nature. So few in words, yet so utterly profound. This World of Dew:

The world of dew —


A world of dew it is indeed,


And yet, and yet . . .

露の世は露の世ながらさりながら
Tsuyu no yo wa tsuyu no yo nagara sari nagara

Issa Kobayashi
Dew on the Grass: The Life and Poetry of Kobayashi Issa
The World of Dew: 1817–1820
Ed: Makoto Ueda
Issa Kobayashi who wrote the Zen Haiku This World of Dew
Issa Kobayashi

Original source: Dew on the Grass: The Life and Poetry of Kobayashi Issa – Brill Publications

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