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Accidental Haiku |
2008. found 1975 diary, colored tabs, wikipedia contemporary english-language Haiku definition
Exhibited in 7,000 stones etc. Alfred, New York
An anonymous, completed diary from 1975. Entries that accidentally adhere to the rules of the Japanese poetic form Haiku are flagged.
haiku rule (from wikipedia)
1. Use of three (or fewer) lines of 17 or fewer syllables;
2. Use of a season word (kigo);
3. Use of a cut (sometimes indicated by a punctuation mark) paralleling the Japanese use of kireji, to contrast and compare, implicitly, two events, images, or situations.