September 16, 2012

Haiga 892 - Matsuo Basho haiku from Nozarashi Kiko

Haiku by Matsuo Basho. Artwork by myself

The 11th haiku from "Nozarashi KIko", in which Basho wrote:
"When I stopped at a teashop, a woman named Butterfly asked for a poem referring to her name. She brought me some white silk, and on it I wrote..."

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Arles side street
the butterfly flutters
with the mime