Haiga Archive

'I cannot speak of / Yudono, but see how wet / my sleeve is with tears' by Kuniharu Shimizu. Haiku by Matsuo Basho. Translated by Donald Keene.


Donald Keene (Translation)
4 April 2010

Haiku by Matsuo Basho

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Poem Text or Excerpt:

I cannot speak of
Yudono, but see how wet
my sleeve is with tears

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:

I, cannot, speak, Yudono, see, wet, sleeve, tears, death, endings, loss, grief, digital art, color, abstract, Matsuo Basho, Narrow Road to Oku, haiku

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