Haiga Archive

'Blossoms unnoticed / by people of this world— / chestnuts by the eaves' by Kuniharu Shimizu. Haiku by Matsuo Basho. Translation by Donald Keene.


Donald Keene (Translation)
6 January 2010

Haiku by Matsuo Basho

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Poem Text or Excerpt:

Blossoms unnoticed
by people of this world—
chestnuts by the eaves

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:

blossoms, unnoticed, people, this, world, chestnuts, under, eaves, flower, leaves, tree, hidden, perception, human, sight, Matsuo Basho, Narrow Road to Oku, digital art, color, haiku

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