The haiku poet, Issa, represents this profound experience in one of his most famous poems: The world of dew is the world of dew. And yet, and yet … He wrote this poem after the funeral of his baby daughter.

These glimpses are fleeting, and they fade as quickly as they come into view. Sometimes, in the distance between these moments, we are given to wonder if we made it all up. As life begins to fill with losses and disappointments, missed yardsticks of progress, and endless responsibilities, years and even decades can evaporate without so much as a

This haiku is a deep reflection on the truth of reality, which is by nature transient and fleeting. When we are unable to accept this truth we become distressed. However, recognition of this truth could at least bring a sense of poignancy to all of us human beings, who inevitably experience and witness it. There is even an aesthetic of this