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A bat flits

A bat flits
in moonlight
above the plum blossoms.

Notes

Translated by Robert Hass

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  • Open Eyes
    May 18, 2004
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    Neat how in the translation, the poem still held haiku form. That took a lot of talent.

  • philophant
    December 13, 2003
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    Oooo...bats and plums...that's a pretty picture. I like these little "scenes" which a haiku paints. Short and delightful.