Written 14 July 2026 for Issa Kabayashi Inspired Poetry Contest sponsored by Sotto Poet
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Inspired by Issa Kabayski haiku poem "a bath when you`re born" *********************************************************************************************************** warm hands hold new-born first breath greets the humid air water cleans the skin last gasp turns to mist cold water soothes the tired bones heavy hearts find rest in lifetime no heed when deceased why wash the skin can it cleanse the soul
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