tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669788.post113014179771435426..comments2007-04-15T20:25:34.240-07:00Gabi Grevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669788.post-1130212159828733572005-10-24T20:49:00.000-07:002005-10-24T20:49:00.000-07:00Thanks for this!<BR/><BR/>This is something new to me even though I've read and keep on reading that most famous haiku of Basho. And it's only now that I've encountered a new translation of the first line. It usually reads "old pond" or "ancient pond." Here it is "still pond." <BR/><BR/>The background-- the Zen story-- is entirely new to me and has<BR/>given me a fresh perspective to understand and appreciate Basho's haiku-- and Basho himself.<BR/><BR/>R.M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com