I made this for a project in art class; the assignment was to create an artwork where every decision was deliberate (medium, size, etc). So I chose to make a tiny piece that captures a 'moment' somewhere, much in the way a haiku would. Afterwards I remembered the haiku challenge we had here a while ago, and stuck with the idea. For whatever reason I remembered the canvas size as 120x78 though. 

For those curious, this is the haiku I used (by Soseki) - 

spring starts -

a letter from Shiki

to Soseki