Haiku Day is here
April breeze, warm and gentle
Joyful holiday
National Haiku Day,
an initiative of The Haiku Foundation, celebrates the art form every April 17.
A haiku is an ancient form of Japanese poetry that consists of three lines with
the syllable structure “five-seven-five” — although this is contested for being
a western way of teaching the haiku. Japanese haikus also count sounds, not
only syllables. Haikus typically revolve around nature, the passing of seasons,
or ephemeral beauty. At the risk of sounding like your high school English
teacher, they rely more on images than metaphors. They’re also very concise,
due to their short length.
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