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'How pure the moonlight / on the sand before the shrine / brought by Pilgrim-priests' by Kuniharu Shimizu. Haiku by Matsuo Basho. Translated by Donald Keene.


Donald Keene (Translation)
1 June 2010

Haiku by Matsuo Basho

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Poem Text or Excerpt:

How pure the moonlight
on the sand before the shrine
brought by Pilgrim-priests

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:

how, pure, moonlight, sand, before, shrine, brought, Pilgrim-priests, human, worship, moon, light, Matsuo Basho, Narrow Road to Oku, digital art, color, abstract, haiku

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