September 23, 2012

Haiga 899 - Matsuo Basho haiku from Nozarashi Kiko

Haiku by Matsuo Basho. Artwork by myself.

The 19th haiku from "Nozarashi Kiko".
Basho wrote:"From Yamato I passed through Yamashiro, taking the Ohmi Road into Mino. Beyond Imasu and Yamanaka lay the grave of Lady Tokiwa. Moritake of Ise once wrote, “autumn’s wind resembling Lord Yoshitomo,” and I had wondered what the similarity was. Now I too wrote

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