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This Morning of Snow (haiku)

by Matsuo Bashō · 1684

1even the horse

2becomes a thing to gaze at —

3this morning of snow

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Poem
This Morning of Snow (haiku)
Poet
Matsuo Bashō
Published
1684
Length
3 lines
Form
Haiku, Short Poems
Themes
Winter, Nature, Short

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The source work is historical; this English wording is a QuillOak editorial translation.

Author record
Matsuo Bashō1644–1694
Source record
QuillOak editorial translationThis Morning of Snow (haiku), QuillOak English translation of the public-domain source work
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Full text · United States · reviewed 2026-07-18
Publication record
1684
Translation
QuillOak editorial desk
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SHA-256 35f0753b0bfca0a1…
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Whitespace and stanza breaks normalized for web display; no material wording change recorded.
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