Haiga Archive

'Plagued by fleas and lice, / I hear the horses staling / Right by my pillow' by Kuniharu Shimizu. Haiku by Matsuo Basho. Translated by Donald Keene.


Donald Keene (Translation)
17 February 2010

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Poem Text or Excerpt:

Plagued by fleas and lice,
I hear the horses staling
Right by my pillow

Creator:

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Translator:

Donald Keene

Publication Notes:

Haiku published in "The Narrow Road to Oku" by Matsuo Basho.

Keywords:

plagued, fleas, lice, hear, horses, staling, right, by, my, pillow, rural inn, discomfort, night, insects, digital art, color, abstract, Matsuo Basho, Narrow Road to Oku, haiku

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