Haiga Archive

'How lonely it is! / even lonelier than Suma, / autumn at this beach.' by Kuniharu Shimizu. Haiku by Matsuo Basho. Translated by Donald Keene


Donald Keene (Translation)
16 June 2010

Haiku by Matsuo Basho

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Poem Text or Excerpt:

How lonely it is!
even lonelier than Suma,
autumn at this beach.

Creator:

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Translator:

Donald Keene

Publication Notes:

Haiku first published in the Narrow Road to Oku by Matuo Basho

Editorial Notes:

Haiku by Matsuo Basho

Keywords:

How, lonely, even, lonelier, Suma, autumn, beach, Matsuo Basho, Narrow Road to Oku, digital art, abstract, color, haiku

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