The syllable rule isn't hard and fast. But what a haiku should have is an unexpected half-twist at the end. It can have four-eight-five, or seven-four-six, but it should 'haiku.' I know it when I read it, but writing it is harder than you'd think.
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Hey fellow Stompies:
I can create the new thread.
Don't step on my feet.
This thread is ending
We have polled for a new name
We just need Trudy
Yes! That's the half-twist! Thank you, Jon.
Goodbye cruel thread
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Thanks, Beverly - I learned something new.
I suck at haiku. I'm never any good at writing it, plus I read it really stilted and count all they syllables.
I suck at haiku
I'm not any good at it
I read it stilted
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