Haiku

I am a purist, want my haiku to always be five seven five.

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Charmane Bellen

Date: 8/7/2015 2:57:00 PM

Oh Jim, that's not me.. I know you have read my Haiku's :) But yes, the original the better.

Jim Tidd
Date: 8/7/2015 3:11:00 PM

Everyone has their own way. In art I like realism over abstract. Just me, I guess.

Darlene Gifford

Date: 8/6/2015 6:50:00 PM

Sorry, that doesn't include me because I like to experiment and try all forms of haiku. But I do like the 5-7-5 form, too.

Darlene Gifford
Date: 8/7/2015 10:08:00 AM

Yes, I completely understand what you mean, Jim.

Jim Tidd
Date: 8/7/2015 9:44:00 AM

I read a lot of haiku, and many of the forms, and I like them. But quite often it seems that some poets don't get the concept of any of the poems, and just take haiku to mean "short poem". With poetry though, it is always a matter of how the poem sounds in your head, I guess, whether writing, reading, or listening.

Gail Foster

Date: 8/6/2015 3:42:00 PM

Me too!