If it's not 5 - 7 - 5 it's not a Haiku in my book. It's just free-form...Bill!
--- In [email protected], "Joe" <desert_woodworker@...> wrote: > > 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. > ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
