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 古
の 飛 池
音 び や
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)
(snaps)
ReplyDeleteHa ha ha ! Plop ! C'est cute ^^
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