ふるいけや
かわずとびこも
みずのおと。

An old pond...
A frog jumps in
The sound of water.

This is a Japanese Haiku, welcoming the Spring, with the melting of a pond and emergence of life. I love the way such short poems can create such beautiful imagery! I am sitting in my apartment, with the balcony door open, watching the ducks playing on the pond and the sunlight ( Read more... )