Posts tagged ‘Matsuo Basho’

Feb 28

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“Winter solitude — / in a world of one color / the sound of wind” ―Matsuo Bashō

Frog backflips
A freezing wind whips
Pond ice chips

“First snow
falling
on the half-finished bridge”
―Matsuo Bashō

Jul 2

“Being able to breathe underwater would be sweet.” ―Cameron Bright

Even without the Japanese sound effects, a 17th-century haiku named for an amphibian, makes a big splash.

Old pond! / a frog jumps in / water’s sound

―Frog haiku by Matsuo Bashō; English translation by Robert Aitken

Apr 26

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“Adding sound to movies would be like putting lipstick on the Venus de Milo.” –Mary Pickford

“If it’s a good movie, the sound could go off and the audience would still have a perfectly clear idea of what was going on.” ―Alfred Hitchcock Read more

Feb 10

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“Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.” –Matsuo Basho

We rock-and-roll home on a tongue-in-cheek prayer, in Janice Joplin’s Mercedes Benz, and swing home with a band of angels, in a gospel choir’s sweet chariot.

Apr 25