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Haiku 143

written in three lines
just seventeen syllables
a Basho haiku

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  • Peripatetic gold member
    July 27, 2008
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    Is a haiku about haiku actually a haiku?
    This seems a little pedestrian, emphasizing the least important aspect of the form. It does meet the rigid English language criterion of 5-7-5, but I'm not sure it captures the heart or spirit of haiku generally or of Basho's art particularly.