furu ike ya
kawazu tobikomu
mizu no oto!
what do you unerstand from this 17-syllable Japanese poem by Matsuo Basho?
into an ancient pond/a frog jumps--/a deep resonance!
just the resonance of poetry is enough, if one has a listening ear. one does not need to know the language.
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4 comments:
How are you doing:). My jalandhar stay almost over, going to Jaipur n jaisalmer for a few days,arjun will also join. Just wants to be back home.
feeling light as a feather... have a nice time with arjun. how is his book doing on the stands?
Thank you. The book is doing OK. A different book on his mind now,will see. :)
great!!! i look forward to seeing him excelling his first published book with the next one. All the very best!
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