[at-l] The proper form of hiaku

[spiriteagle99@hotmail.com (Jim and/or Ginny Owen)]

artduck wrote:
>I am just an arts council executive, what do I know?
>>
>>
>>Japanese haiku (a form of poetry) may look simple,but
>>it is actually very structured, with rules for
>>choosing a subject and the way you write about it. The classical form, 
>>which goes back to the 15th
>>century, consists of as many as 100 verses in one
>>poem, with each verse having a set number of
>>syllables.   Often these poems were written by more
>>than one poet working together.


artduck -
These aren't directly Trail related - but for many of us they're certainly 
"list-related".  This isn't original with me - it was sent by a friend.
Walk softly,
Jim
_______________________________________________________________________IIn 
Japan, they have replaced the impersonal and unhelpful Microsoft Error 
messages with Haiku poetry messages.

  Haiku poetry has strict construction rules.
  Each poem has only three lines, 17 syllables: five syllables in the
first line, seven in the second, five in the third.

  Haikus are used to communicate a timeless message, often achieving a
wistful, yearning and powerful insight through extreme brevity-the
essence of Zen:


Your file was so big.
It might be very useful.
But now it is gone.
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The Web site you seek
Cannot be located, but
Countless more exist.
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Chaos reigns within.
Reflect, repent, and reboot.
Order shall return.
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Program aborting:
Close all that you have worked on.
You ask far too much.
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Windows NT crashed.
I am the Blue Screen of Death.
No one hears your screams.
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Yesterday it worked.
Today it is not working.
Windows is like that.
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First snow, then silence.
This thousand dollar screen dies
So beautifully.
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With searching comes loss
And the presence of absence:
"My Novel" not found.




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