Original Haiku is: A Japanese poem composed of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five morae, usually containing a season word.
Western Haiku has changed this lovely form from its origins.
the dragonfly's tail, too
day by day
grows old
-Issa, 1807
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I love haiku. And Issa is one of my favorites. Was just perusing a volume of his at the library.
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Haiku is such a lovely form of poetry. Short and sweet but difficult to write.
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