Haiga Archive

'Come out, come crawling out— / underneath the silkworm hut / the voice of a toad.' by Kuniharu Shimizu. Haiku by Matsuo Basho. Translated by Donald Keene.


Donald Keene (Translation)
19 February 2010

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Poem Text or Excerpt:

Come out, come crawling out—
underneath the silkworm hut
the voice of a toad.

Creator:

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Translator:

Donald Keene

Publication Notes:

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

Keywords:

come, out, crawling out, underneath, silkworm, hut, voice, toad, leaves, links, nature, Matsuo Basho, Narrow Road to Oku, digital art, color, haiku

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