haiku

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A short film inspired by a haiku from the Japanese poet Arakida Moritake.

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  1. noun A Japanese lyric verse form having three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables, traditionally invoking an aspect of nature or the seasons.
  2. noun A poem written in this form.

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  • Lanie writes -- haiku, free verse poems and short stories -- while her kids play. —  Baltiblogs
  • Pros: Literature with the grace of haiku, action with the explosive force of a tsunami. —  Epinions Recent Content for Home
  • It can be a haiku, a limerick, free verse, absolutely anything. —  Fabulist!
  • The short verses are my responses to his haiku, which I have posted in the comments. —  rooted
  • And what if the words are carefully chosen … like a haiku? —  Lookout Landing
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  1. Japanese : hai, amusement (from Middle Chinese bəij, pha·j) + ku, sentence (from Middle Chinese kuəh).
 

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