hai·ku
–noun, plural -ku for 2.
1.
a major form of Japanese verse, written in 17 syllables divided into 3 lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables, and employing highly evocative allusions and comparisons, often on the subject of nature or one of the seasons.
2.
a poem written in this form.
[Origin: 1895–1900; <>haikai + ku stanza; see hokku]
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
–noun, plural -ku for 2.
1.
a major form of Japanese verse, written in 17 syllables divided into 3 lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables, and employing highly evocative allusions and comparisons, often on the subject of nature or one of the seasons.
2.
a poem written in this form.
[Origin: 1895–1900; <>haikai + ku stanza; see hokku]
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
The Gramps come to town.
I eat. I play. I pass out.
Presents, they are mine.
I eat. I play. I pass out.
Presents, they are mine.
