tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post8564014690167111180..comments2024-02-22T07:47:22.661-05:00Comments on The Bathroom Monologues: Bathroom Haiku: The Perfect HaikuJohn Wiswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-60158047635296937282011-06-27T13:09:03.678-04:002011-06-27T13:09:03.678-04:00Odd, this is the fourth haiku I've read today....Odd, this is the fourth haiku I've read today. LOLTessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08377570668333453073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-47303823121975871592011-06-27T11:53:23.552-04:002011-06-27T11:53:23.552-04:00Hah! That's like one I wrote long ago:
I said...Hah! That's like one I wrote long ago:<br /><br />I said to my son:<br />“You must understand the rules<br />To break them right.”<br /><br />Danni, relaxing the 5/7/5 "rule" is based on the idea that Japanese doesn't use syllables exactly the same way English does, so getting it close is the point. There's also a "cutting word" concept in Japanese that can only be expressed via punctuation in English. Haiku is one of those things that are simple on the surface but really complex underneath.Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-31211022312185331702011-06-27T11:43:00.760-04:002011-06-27T11:43:00.760-04:00I think you neither you nor Li can count. Of cours...I think you neither you nor Li can count. Of course, my poetic sister says they don't have to be 5/7/5 anymore...WTF?Danielle La Pagliahttp://www.daniellelapaglia.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-1986996764810996722011-06-27T11:17:16.580-04:002011-06-27T11:17:16.580-04:00Haha, excellent!
Although, I have to say I didn&...Haha, excellent! <br /><br />Although, I have to say I didn't check for the metrics. :PMarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07303695124956391293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-73305490660481990742011-06-27T08:46:20.452-04:002011-06-27T08:46:20.452-04:00I think you can count, you just can't divide. ...I think you can count, you just can't divide. :DLauritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03688820247531607677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-13987905597161663042011-06-27T08:42:24.053-04:002011-06-27T08:42:24.053-04:00I used my fingers to make sure your syllable count...I used my fingers to make sure your syllable count was correct.Lihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08831231531918915804noreply@blogger.com