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To: Boxcar

Okay. How about reminding us of the rules for haiku?


38 posted on 09/14/2004 9:46:44 PM PDT by lady lawyer
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To: lady lawyer

5 7 5 syllabuls per line


40 posted on 09/14/2004 9:49:41 PM PDT by Boxcar
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To: lady lawyer

Five beats on the first and third lines, seven beats on the second line...


41 posted on 09/14/2004 9:50:06 PM PDT by EternalVigilance
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To: lady lawyer

17 syllables total.
Usually written in three lines with a 5-7-5 syllable count on each line.


42 posted on 09/14/2004 9:52:10 PM PDT by Route66 (America's Mainstreet)
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