Issa wrote many poems that show empathy for other beings. Here is one I like
.猫塚に正月させるごまめ哉 neko tsuka [ni] shôgatsu saseru gomame kana
on the cat's grave in First Month... dried sardines
http://haikuguy.com/issa/haiku.php?code=026.14a
Kobayashi Issa Cat Poem
Issa wrote many poems that show empathy for other beings. Here is one I like
.猫塚に正月させるごまめ哉
neko tsuka [ni] shôgatsu saseru gomame kana
on the cat's grave
in First Month...
dried sardines
http://haikuguy.com/issa/haiku.php?code=026.14a