Joe, Yes, you're quite correct - Haiku doesn't have to strictly follow the 5-7-5 rule to be regarded as haiku anymore.
As for the marriage haiku you presented... Shit happens. The groom obviously didn't handle it so well, to your good fortune ; ) Mike --- On Fri, 8/6/12, Joe <[email protected]> wrote: From: Joe <[email protected]> Subject: [Zen] Re: Haikus To: [email protected] Date: Friday, 8 June, 2012, 1:10 Ah, but that mold's been broken a long time, now, especially for translations. There's no virtue of that formula in English, which is so different from Japanese. And by the way, see how true and wise the poem is? ;-) --Joe --- In [email protected], "Bill!" <BillSmart@...> wrote: > > SYLLABLES > First line should have five, > Second line should have seven, > Last line, five again.
