A lonely pond in age-old stillness sleeps . . .
Apart, unstirred by sound or motion . . . till
Suddenly into it a lithe frog leaps.
--Basho (1644-1694)
(Translated, from the Japanese, by Curtis Hidden Page, 1923)
Portrait of Basho by Hokusai, late 18th century
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