(May 30, 2016 at 8:26 am)Little lunch Wrote: I put five words here,
Then I put seven words in here,
What do I do now?
Haiku has officially a 5-7-5 syllable structure in English.
Haiku's magic.
Haiku's done five-seven-five
or otherwise.
Even Basho the old Japanese haiku master broke the rules of form when it was required.
Senryu is a form of haiku with a more human touch than traditional haiku. Haiku is an acquired taste. I acquired it as soon as I saw it for the first time. It is a poetic expression with endless possibilities like humanism. I love it as I love humanism.