(1644 - 1694 / Iga Province / Japan)

poet Matsuo Basho
#71 on top 500 poets
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a strange flower

a strange flower
for birds and butterflies
the autumn sky

Submitted: Friday, April 02, 2010

Comments about this poem (a strange flower by Matsuo Basho )

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  • Nia Zakaria (4/2/2011 11:50:00 AM)

    I love this haiku...
    but i think the name of the translator should be written after it too...
    Translating haiku is kind of interpretation...

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  • Nia Zakaria (4/2/2011 11:49:00 AM)

    I love this haiku...
    but i think the name of the translator should be written after it too...
    Translating haiku is kind of interpretation...

    3 person liked.
    		0 person did not like.
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