Ode to Basho

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RE: Ode to Basho by mcwee (Pilgrim) on May 25, 2000 at 00:02 UTC
OK, to really dig this (I think it's neat, and I'm pretty wantonly hyper-critical when it comes to Perl Poetry,) ya gotta know that it's a reference to the following haiku by the master nipponese poet Basho: `Mossy pond; frog coming in- splash!` [download] Another, slightly more haiku-ish (and, for that matter, slightly less subtle) translation of this same verse is: `When the old pond gets a new frog it's a new pond.` [download] There's a pretty good short overview of haiku (and Basho) here Also, while we're on the subject, my fave Basho ditty is `The first cold showers pour. Even the monkey seems to want a little coat of straw.` [download] The Autonomic Pilot	[reply] [d/l] [select]
RE: RE: Ode to Basho by royalanjr (Chaplain) on May 25, 2000 at 18:01 UTC
Thanks for the background info. Certainly makes more sense knowing all this.	[reply]
RE: Ode to Basho by turnstep (Parson) on May 25, 2000 at 01:01 UTC
And for those of you who don't feel like viewing source, the original poster wanted it to appear like this: `programmer jumps into perl splash sound` [download]	[reply] [d/l]