image from public domain, text and frame added to make this haiga
no match for a snail
the bonsai tree
aged and twisted
© gillena cox
Carpe Diem #692, mud snail
en hana ya jyôzu ni magaru katatsumuri
verandah flower--
making a skillful turn
a snail
© Kobayashi Issa
hiroinokosu tanishi ni tsuki no yûbe kana
mud-snails:
a few remain uncaught
under the evening moon
© Yosa Buson
sode yogosuran tanishi no ama no hima o nami
with dirty sleeves
farmers-turned-fishermen pick up mud snails
ever so busy
© Matsuo Basho (at the age of 39)
slowly, but slowly
the mud-snail finds its way
after the heavy rains
© Chèvrefeuille
