Haiga Archive

'They make me recall / a lady's powder puff— / these saffron blossoms." by Kuniharu Shimizu. Haiku by Matsuo Basho. Translated by Donald Keene.


Donald Keene (Translation)
18 February 2010

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Poem Text or Excerpt:

They make me recall
a lady’s powder puff—
these saffron blossoms.

Creator:

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Translator:

Donald Keene

Publication Notes:

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

Keywords:

they, make, me, recall, lady's, powder, puff, saffron, blossoms, flowers, plants, nature, human, similarities, links, Matsuo Basho, Narrow Road to Oku, digital art, color, abstract, haiku

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