Home•Poets•Kobayashi IssaKobayashi IssaKall the time I pray to BuddhaAll the time I pray to Buddha I keep on killing mosquitoes. Read Poem 095 Rating: even with insectsEven with insects— some can sing, some can’t. Read Poem 0105 Rating: goes out comes backGoes out, comes back— the love life of a cat. Read Poem 0102 Rating: mosquito at my earMosquito at my ear— does he think I’m deaf? Read Poem 090 Rating: the snow is meltingThe snow is melting and the village is flooded with children. Read Poem 0112 Rating: under the evening moonUnder the evening moon the snail is stripped to the waist. Read Poem 0118 Rating: “On a branch ...”On a branch floating downriver a cricket, singing. Read Poem 0117 Rating:
