The Old Pond
haiku
serene
The old pond-- a frog jumps in, sound of water.
Translated by Robert HassThe Old Pond - meaning Summary
Stillness Interrupted by Sound
This three-line haiku presents a single, concrete scene: an old pond and the sudden splash when a frog jumps in. The poem compresses a moment of silence broken by sound, drawing attention to perception and the present instant. Its spare, Zen-inflected imagery invites meditation on transience and awareness, suggesting how small events can foreground consciousness and the passage of time.
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