Not only is an instruction easy to impart and receive because of its length but also because of its cadences.
The cadence of HaiKus is n, n+2, n. The Japanese Glyphs have each less meaning than English syllables. So more true English HaiKus might be 11, rather than the direct translation of 17, syllables Eg spoor smells ants cover it once found is just as much a HaiKu as the war of the seventeen syllables: the Haiku jihad! green tan and gold lives inside You red white and blue What counts is its memorability Good cadence extends the memorizeability Leading to a more memorable experience Cadences are tacit things and infinitely complex and tricky (counts, rhymes, meanings, spellings, similes etc). Poets have been working on details for millions of years. The ~TweitKu_twitter and ~TweitKu_identica handle mirrors could become an entree to complex thoughts just as a J elevator speech act could be a lead in to a lifetime of engrossing activity. ---~ http://i.tgu.ca/TweitKu_twitter http://i.tgu.ca/TweitKu_identica greg ~krsnadas.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
