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'The peaks of clouds / have crumbled into fragments— / the moonlit mountain' by Kuniharu Shimizu. Haiku by Matsuo Basho. Translated by Donald Keene.


Donald Keene (Translation)
18 March 2010

Haiku by Matsuo Basho

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Poem Text or Excerpt:

The peaks of clouds
have crumbled into fragments—
the moonlit mountain!

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:

peaks, clouds, crumbled, into, fragments, moonlit, mountain, moon, change, relationship, Matsuo Basho, Narrow Road to Oku, digital art, abstract, color, haiku

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