As someone who occasionally tries her hand at writing haiku, often with lackluster results, I had to share this:
Counting on Haiku
As someone who occasionally tries her hand at writing haiku, often with lackluster results, I had to share this:
A trip through life with fingers crossed and eternal optimism.
Doing the best I can with what I have
kind of sad, but not so bad with cheese. cheese not provided.
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So, a haiku has three lines, right? The top line has 5 syllables, the 2nd line has 7 syllables, and the last line has 5. The exchange between the professor and the student follows this rule—if you include their names/identification.
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Oh. lol. NOW I get it. Thank you for the elaboration. 🙂
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Honestly it took me a minute to get it, too.
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I needed the detailed explanation as well 😉
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I read it a couple of times on FB before it occurred to me what was going on.
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😉
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I share your sentiment but an added element/complication for me is the understanding that the Rules are looser now as to what you can call a haiku.
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Definitely looser. A true haiku (at least as I recall) reflects on some aspect of nature, and is more ephemeral in language than it is direct.
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