The fact that haiku is a non-English form and that Japanese on don't translate exactly into English syllables is the reason why I am very ill at ease with the emphasys on the 5-7-5 format when writing English haiku. Many of the 5-7-5 ones feel 'padded' to me rather than concise.
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Date: 2012-10-17 10:32 pm (UTC)Many of the 5-7-5 ones feel 'padded' to me rather than concise.
daybreak
suddenly still
the wind.