farmers celebrating the autumn moon

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Farmers celebrating the autumn moon

1891
The traveler leaning on his staff is the great haiku poet Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) who composed this verse when he met two farmers enjoying the full moon, “Since the crescent moon, I have been waiting for tonight.”

 

  

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