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'Today I shall wipe out / the words written in my hat / with the dew of tears' by Kuniharu Shimizu. Haiku by Matsuo Basho. Translated by Donald Keene.


Donald Keene (Translation)
29 May 2010

Haiku by Matsuo Basho

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Poem Text or Excerpt:

Today I shall wipe out
the words written in my hat
with the dew of 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:

Today, I, shall, wipe out, words, written, hat, dew, tears, bird, leaves, plant, sorrow, human, thought, Matsuo Basho, Narrow Road to Oku, digital art, representational, haiku

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