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'Gathering seawards / The summer rains, how swift it is! / Mogami River' by Kuniharu Shimizu. Haiku by Matsuo Basho. Translated by Donald Keene.


Donald Keene (Translation)
16 March 2010

Haiku by Matsuo Basho

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Poem Text or Excerpt:

Gathering seawards
The summer rains, how swift it is!
Mogami River

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:

gathering, seawards, summer, rains, swift, Mogami River, river, water, boat, mountain, waves, abstract, Matsuo Basho, Narrow Road to Oku, digital art, color, haiku

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