As Kiyoshi watches his grandfather compose a delicate haiku, he wonders out loud:

"Where do poems come from?"

His grandfather answers by taking him on a walk through their city, where what they see, hear, imagine, and feel inspires new poems at every step.  As Kiyoshi discovers that poetry emerges from the way the world outside us meets the world within each of us, he also finds the courage to write a haiku of his own.

This lovely book will speak to any reader who treasures poetry, city life, grandparents, or the beauty of the everyday.

From the dust jacket