jjhunter here: I'm succumbing to temptation and Hosting this week on a subject near and dear to my heart: very short poems, here defined as poems of ten lines or fewer. (For more about me, please see my
intro post from the first time I Hosted at
poetree.) I plan to primarily post my own poems as springboards for broader discussion on all brevity has to offer.
what I can say in
5-7-5: everything
or one thing concise.
To get us started, please share one or more of your favorite haikus in the comments. What makes such haiku work for you?
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( Poll to leave kudos behind the cut )