Haiku: Basho and Issa

A bee

staggers out

of the peony.

               Basho

Mosquito at my ear---

does it think

I’m deaf?
                       Issa

Even with insects

Some can sing,

some can’t.

                 Issa

Hass, Robert., ed. Poet’s Choice: Poems for Everyday Life. Hopewell, New Jersey, Ecco Press: 1998. p.59.