The Lamp Once Out Poem by Natsume Sōseki

The Lamp Once Out

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The lamp once out
Cool stars enter
The window frame.


Translated by Soiku Shigematsu

Natsume Sōseki
Friday, December 5, 2014
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Fabrizio Frosini 10 June 2016

it should be told that this beautiful English version is by Soiku Shigematsu

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Neran Sati 04 October 2015

ten words fairy tale!

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Fabrizio Frosini 20 June 2015

a beautiful haiku, indeed.. pity there are so few poems by Natsume Sōseki at PH..

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