Why I Like Haiku
It says so much in so few words.
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3 min readFeb 7
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Haiku is a very short form of poetry that originated in Japan. It usually consists of 17 syllables. It is divided into three lines of five, seven, and five syllables. The first line is called the hokku. Each line has a fixed number of on-rhymes and off-rhymes. The hokku is followed by a short period of silence, or kireji, which marks a change in thought or feeling. A haiku is…
