My haiku in Basho's stay in Kisakata, Akita (3)

This is a basho tree planted in memory of Basho's visit to Kisakata, Akita.

I wrote my haiku on this tree, which appeared on the Akita International Haiku Network.

芭蕉の木永遠にありしやねぶの花

basho no ki towa ni arishi ya nebu no hana

The basho tree

staying for good ―

the mimosa blossoms

Donald Keene wrote about why Basho's name was born in the preface of ' おくのほそ道(oku no

hosomichi) ', 'The Narrow Road to Oku'.

Please read a quoted part of his preface on our website: http://akitahaiku.wordpress.com/.

―　Hidenori Hiruta