Rewrite the haiku – Basho’s pond

Quite a challenge to rewrite the masterpiece by Basho:

old pond
a frog jumps into
the sound of water

My take after reading Kristsjaan‘s article

by the lake
hermit and the frog
are companions

The Hermit by Mikhail Nesterov

The Hermit by Mikhail Nesterov



November 8, 2013

5 responses to “Rewrite the haiku – Basho’s pond

  1. Bravo Bjorn … I am so proud that you’ve given it a try to revise the masterpiece of Basho … very well done. I think the sounds of the original are resonating in this one written by you.

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