Today is Haiku Poetry Day

International Haiku Poetry day is celebrated around the world on 17th April of every year. Haiku is a concise form of Japanese poetry. Three qualities typically characterise it, and it is often represented by the contrast of two images or ideas and is separated by verbal punctuation mark and colours. Traditional haiku consist of 17 syllables, in which three phrases arranged 5, 7, and 5 on, respectively; the third quality is seasonal reference usually as an extensive but only defined list of terms are used. Haiku as a poetry genre has been adopted by many languages around the world. In Japanese, haiku are traditionally issued in a single vertical line while haiku in English often appear in three lines parallel to the three phrases of Japanese haiku. Modern Japanese haiku are increasing to take nature as their subject.

 

Are you sure it is
Haiku poetry day Bern?
It’s not on my list

 

Yes I am certain
It says so on t'internet
I never lie (much)

 

Well in that case who
Am I to argue with you?
I shall lick my wounds

 

Lovely spring morning!
Gazebo must relocate,
To mow lengthy lawn

 

The Late Bay plumbers
Rejoice in utility of
PTFE tape

 

"What is the best oil?"
A question that will provoke
Eternal debate

 

atty

さてその場合誰
私はあなたと議論するのですか？
傷口をなめます

 

That’s easy for you to say

 

For @Tilly

It has to be said
When all is said and done. No
One likes a smart arse

 

Haiku pedant alert ....
We have a 5/7/6 here mods!

 

Woke up this morning
With an earworm to die for:
"Doo bi doo bi Doooo"

 

My favorite:

 

Used to like the guy until he started calling himself Dr John Cooper-Clarke, is he taking the Michael, or what?

 

Being a philistine I have never liked poetry - especially something weird (pretentious) like this Japanese nonsense - so I'm out

 

Honorary doctorate from Salford University - he is a doctor - sort of.

 

I had to return
To correct the erratum
Many apologies

 

それは言わなければならない
すべてが言われ、行われたとき。 番号
スマートなarseが好きな人

Google translator useful tool for smart arses

 

That sort of proves my point