This is one of my favorite haiku by Japanese master haiku poet Issa (一茶).
Not yet a buddha,
And lost in mindless dreaming:
An ancient pine tree.
仏にも ならでうかうか 老いの松
Japanese artists and musicians often respond to haiku by creating a painting or haiga, or a piece of music called a haikyoku. Here is my own musical response. Click HERE to listen.
