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HAIKU is a centuries old Japanese traditional phonetical & cultural poetic form whereas HIKU is a relatively recent reference to the 75year old established haiku in English. Hiku being an imagist tristich like its elder cousin,without a title,and with a similar economy of words ,inherently enigmatic & with a caesura or an ellipsis and surprise ending. A similar sense of pause ,the aesthetic insight flowing from perception gained from 'one breath length ' composition that flowed from the Japanesese 17 onji sound inherent in the Japaneses haiku. Without 'invented' syllabic( 5-7-5 ) line restrictions of the 'haiku in english 'is the 'free verse' version of the '5:7:5 haiku in English'. similar but different ,a present tense poetic ,the - hiku is the written or recited equivalent to arts 'gestural spontaneous happening' . Creativity the key in a verse freed from strict syllabic constraint within its triplicity of format(tristich)& yet inherently enigmatic & often with a caesura and surprise ending( VERSUM )to give a 'turning' to the line. The flexible hiku maybe a horizontal single* line,(often broken line at the caesura),a vertical line(usually a painting(haiga) ,a couplet** or a tristich* with shape-like variations.
hiku tristich examples he dusted the album- a memory of love trickled down his cheek winter unfolds- galanthus nivalis in the woodland 5:7:5 haiku (haiku in English) example on the wind,a bell- muffled from across the square raindrops fill the air 5:7:5 haiku( haiku in English)with title example An Abstract Haiku blue and gold circles revolve,dissolve and endure picture,perfect pure

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Date: 5/26/2025 2:18:00 AM
ThkU 4 explanation, Brian. How strange I couldn’t find one elsewhere. Lol, I thought it was a soup invention. still learning.
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