Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>It wasn't long before Basho followed that frog into the drink. >Basho, on the other hand, didn't come up. >I always thought that Southern School Buddhism, from China, influenced >the form. >Slobodan Dimitrov Slobodan, Are you thinking of Li Po? He's the guy that drowned trying to embrace the reflection of the moon on the water (too much single malt). Basho died an old man (at 50), after falling ill during a journey. His last haiku: Taken ill on a journey my thoughts wander over a withered moor Guy >Guy Bennett wrote: >> >> >> Basho's most famous haiku is probably the following: >> >> The old pond >> a frog jumps in >> sound of water splashing >> >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html