Haiku

Haiku (俳句) listen (help·info) (plural haiku) is a very short form of Japanese poetry in three phrases, typically characterized by three qualities:inazuma no 稲妻のkaina wo karan 腕を借らんkusamakura 草枕lend me your arms,fast as thunderbolts,for a pillow on my journey. Haiku (俳句) listen (help·info) (plural haiku) is a very short form of Japanese poetry in three phrases, typically characterized by three qualities: Modern Japanese haiku (現代俳句, gendai-haiku) are said by some to increasingly vary from the tradition of 17 on or taking nature as their subject. Despite the western influence, the use of juxtaposition continues to be honored in both traditional and modern haiku. There is a common, although relatively recent, perception that the images juxtaposed must be directly observed everyday objects or occurrences.