In 1686, the great poet Matsuo Basho wrote a hokku (haiku) that became instantly famous, and remains so to this day. It has been variously translated, but this seems to be an accepted version:
the old pond
a frog jumps in
the sound of water
Some translations have the last line as “the splash of water” or even “plop!” which I actually like best, because it makes me smile.
I couldn’t help but think of Basho’s frog when I saw this cartoon by Simon Tofield, and so I have written a haiku for Simon’s Cat:
cluttered back yard
a frog peeks out
the pouncing cat
mezzojan 
Ha! Thanks for sharing! We had a frog plague once. Our poor littlest dog got quite ill, wandering around the yard bumping into things, and looking glazed.
Aww, poor baby. I hope he recovered!
Very good – and I’m sure Basho had humor
I hope so! Would hate to think he’s scolding me from the next world…prefer to think he’s smiling and enjoying the perfect nature of heaven:-)
So cute!
Carma
Yes, I loooove Simon’s cat!
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