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'Spring is passing by! / birds are weeping and the eyes of fish / fill with tears' by Kuniharu Shimizu. Haiku by Matsuo Basho. Translation by Donald Keene.


Donald Keene (Translation)
15 December 2009

Haiku by Matsuo Basho

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Poem Text or Excerpt:

Spring is passing by!
birds are weeping and the eyes
of fish fill with tears

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:

spring, passing by, birds, weeping, eyes, fish, fill, tears, water, tern, flying fish, transitions, endings, clouds, Matsuo Basho, Narrow Road to Oku, color, digital art, haiku

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