Frog haiku, 1686
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The old pond. A frog jumps in. The sound of water.
Basho's Haiku
芭蕉
Matsuo Basho · 1680s
A whole worldview in seventeen syllables.
The poet of the narrow road to the deep north.
The poet of the narrow road to the deep north.
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