Wednesday 29 February 2012

The Frog Whisperer


Basho's frog leaps - plop! -
In the pond like a thunderclap
Summer evening's rain



I composed this haiku in honour of Bashō, who incidentally came to my mind the other day, and his famous haiku on the frog. Here is Bashō's masterpiece.



水 蛙 
の 飛 
音 び 
     こ
     む




Furu ike ya
kawazu tobikomu
mizu no oto





Here's a link to a website hoarding 31 translations of the same haiku. I love Japanese just for this.


Matsuo Basho (1644-1694)

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