5-7-5 TRAD

Haiku are Japanese poems, unto themselves complete.

What is that supposed to mean, "unto themselves complete"?

It means, they are unlike their poem ancestors which descended from Renga. Renga, in the historical record of poems, are "linked" poems in a communal chain of poems written by various contributing poets.

Traditional Haiku are typically characterized by 17 syllables broken into 3 lines (a 5-7-5 line syllable count). Haiku tend to concentrate on nature and seasons while juxtapose 2 ideas to form an image. Haiku do not usually rhyme. 

In full transparency, counter to "trad" Haiku, my Haiku sometimes do rhyme, have concentrations that span beyond nature and seasons, and also use multiple ideas to form an image. In short, the only thing "trad" about my Haiku are that they are sanctioned by the syllable counts.

You can find, see, and comment on my very simple, minimalistic Haiku on RUMBLE_HAIKU 5-7-5 TRAD

You can purchase Haiku buttons, magnets, and stickers in my ZAZZLE_HAIKU store. Or, other Haiku goods can be found in the local AKO shop: