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Re^4: I usually debug via... by BUU (Prior) on Feb 20, 2005 at 08:09 UTC
But it's still not a haiku (at least to my limited understanding) because it's not about a seasonal event, and his original form, I feel, reads much more poetically. What is with this obsession of things that look similar to haikus? Is it just that they appear easy to create and everyone wants to be a poet?	[reply]
Re^5: I usually debug via... by legato (Monk) on Mar 03, 2005 at 19:53 UTC
The basic form of ha-i ku is an "amusing sentence" that follows the three-line, 5-7-5 form. Note, it must be a sentence, not several. There are more constraints, depending on school of thought and whom you ask. Popular constraints: Must have to do with nature Must have to do with a season If using the above constraints, you must introduce that element in the first line of the poem. Anima Legato `.oO all things connect through the motion of the mind`	[reply]
Re^6: I usually debug via... by greenFox (Vicar) on Mar 09, 2005 at 01:57 UTC
Wikipedia has a good article on the Haiku form- 5-7-5 gets taught in schools a lot but slavishly holding to a syllable count does not produce a haiku. The most important thing is the juxtaposition or twist which causes you to stop and think. Natalie Goldberg in Writing Down the Bones calls it "A Sensation of Space" - "If you read a lot of Haiku, you see there is a leap that happens, a moment where the poet makes a large jump and the reader's mind must catch up.". The Wikipedia article puts it this way "the subtle linkage or juxtaposition between the two sets of images within a haiku will be found to contain an interesting insight or spiritual message". Unfortunately it is rarely taught and leaves most Haiku wanting. -- Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought. -Basho	[reply]
Haiku and code by legato (Monk) on Mar 09, 2005 at 15:12 UTC
Re^5: I usually debug via... by Anonymous Monk on Feb 21, 2005 at 21:05 UTC
Is it just that they appear easy to create and everyone wants to be a poet? Yes.	[reply]
Re^4: I usually debug via... by chime (Friar) on Feb 22, 2005 at 10:34 UTC
Heres one I made earlier on the same theme Bug haiku	[reply]