A cicada shell by Matsuo Basho

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Matsuo Basho

(1644 - 1694 / Iga Province / Japan)

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A cicada shell;
it sang itself
utterly away.

Translated by R.H. Blyth

Matsuo Basho

Submitted Date

Monday, January 13, 2003

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Kirin Kapin (4/2/2007 4:24:00 PM)

this is my favorite haiku.

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