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You do err, sort of...<br>
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Traditional Japanese haiku does indeed require the 5-7-5 syllable
structure. But there is much more to haiku than the 5-7-5 syllable
count. For example, traditional Japanese haiku include a “season word,”
and they try to convey a connection between Nature and human nature.
They are often divided into 2 asymmetrical parts that do not make a
complete sentence. They typically use simple language and present
images with little or no commentary.<br>
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When poets started writing English haiku in the 1950's, they adopted
this 5-7-5 form, thinking it created a similar condition for
English-language haiku. This style is what is generally considered
"traditional" English haiku. Over the years, however, most haiku poets
in North America became aware that 17 English syllables convey a great
deal more information than 17 Japanese syllables, and have come to
write haiku in fewer syllables, most often in three segments that
follow a short-long-short pattern without a rigid structure.<br>
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For more info about haiku, groogle...er, google "haiku modern english".
Here are a couple of links to get you started:<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ahapoetry.com/keirule.htm">http://www.ahapoetry.com/keirule.htm</a><br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://nc-haiku.org/haiku-what.htm">http://nc-haiku.org/haiku-what.htm</a><br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ahapoetry.com/haiku.htm">http://www.ahapoetry.com/haiku.htm</a><br>
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P.S. Hmmm...what about "groogle"...shouldn't the groop have a search
engine that does what groo does best? :-)<br>
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~Vaughn<br>
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Eric Chun wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Vaughn wrote:
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<pre wrap="">P.S. Here is a couple of haiku I wrote recently related to this:
chilly day,
pigeons huddle around
a chimney top
...as written by one of the pigeons:
i squeeze
into a warm spot...
better stay awake
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Unless I err, I think haikus are supposed to be structured into
3 lines, with 5 syllables in the 1st line, 7 syllables in the 2nd line,
and 5 syllables in the 3rd line.
For example, here are some Groo haikus written by minstrel
Gary in 1999:
Groo meets Umberto
Our Groo does what Groo does best
Beanie beans scattered
Umberto at war
Crosses paths with swords of Groo
Umberto at peace
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