(May 30, 2016 at 3:48 pm)c172 Wrote:(May 30, 2016 at 8:43 am)carusmm Wrote: 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.
Ummmm....is four the new five?
In nonsense, maths
adds up like nothing else.
A dream it is not.