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'How cool it is here— / a crescent moon faintly hovers / over Mount Haguro' by Kuniharu Shimizu. Haiku by Matsuo Basho. Translated by Donald Keene.


Donald Keene (Translation)
17 March 2010

Haiku by Matsuo Basho

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Poem Text or Excerpt:

How cool it is here—
a crescent moon faintly hovers
over Mount Haguro.

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:

How, cool, here, crescent moon, faintly, hovers, over, Mount Haguro, moon, cloud, sky, wing, feeling, Matsuo Basho, Narrow Road to Oku, digital art, abstract, color, haiku

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