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'Sword and alter both / Display on Boy's Days in May / When paper banners fly" by Kuniharu Shimizu. Haiku by Matsuo Basho. Translation by Donald Keene.


Donald Keene (Translation)
22 January 2010

Haiku by Matsuo Basho

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Poem Text or Excerpt:

Sword and alter both
Display on Boy’s Days in May
When paper banners fly

Creator:

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Translator:

Donald Keene

Publication Notes:

Haiku published in "The Narrow Road to Oku" by Matsuo Basho.

Editorial Notes:

Haiku by Matsuo Basho

Keywords:

sword, alter, both, display, boy's days, may, spring, paper, banners, fly, celebration, children, human, activity, Matsuo Basho, Narrow Road to Oku, digital art, abstract, color, haiku

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