old pond’s spring water
clouding with fresh abundance
ripple of tadpoles
Kim M. Russell, 2017
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My response to Carpe Diem Universal Jane #14 Basho’s “Old Pond”
Chèvrefeuille tells us that this weekend-meditation is a new episode of the special feature in honour of Jane Reichhold, ‘Universal Jane’, whose favourite haiku poets included Basho. Jane collected his haiku in her book, The Complete Haiku: Matsuo Basho. He has also shared Jane’s article about Basho’s well-known own haiku ‘frog pond’ to inspire our own frog haiku.
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Ripple of tadpoles is perfect for the image. Nicely done! Brought back memories of childhood days and having fun catching those slippery wiggles. ❤
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Thank you, Olga! I’m waiting for the frogs to return to our garden.
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Ah, some new life in that old pond.
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I don’t think it will ever stagnate – there will always be new frogs in the hood!
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Glorious!
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A little gem Kim … really the old pond full of new life. Awesome interpretation.
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Thank you!
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