The m...mouse*: Fan

Sunday, July 10, 2005

This fan,
A keepsake,
It's pivot
Almost ruined,
Opened and closed, opened and closed.

- Yosano Akiko

Arindam said...: Haiku?; Sun Jul 10, 07:30:00 pm
Greta Björg said...: I don´t think so. I don´t know what form it is, I tried to find out but couldn´t.
A haiku is supposed to be

5 syllables
7 syllables
5 syllables
= total of 17 syllables

Have a look at this:
http://www.toyomasu.com/haiku/; Sun Jul 10, 08:15:00 pm
Greta Björg said...: But beautiful, anyway, whatever form it is, don´t you think so?; Sun Jul 10, 08:17:00 pm
Arindam said...: yes...
very. :); Sun Jul 10, 09:08:00 pm
Johnny Newt said...: Very serine, and simple, so Japanese !; Mon Jul 11, 02:38:00 pm
Johnny Newt said...: P.S I think this may be a "Senryu" poem. Similar to a Haiku but always about human subjects instaed of nature.; Mon Jul 11, 02:43:00 pm