Haiku

:This is the article on the ancient Japanese form of poetry. For the BeOS open-source re-creation project, see Haiku (operating system). For the town in Hawaii, see Haiku-Pauwela, Hawaii.

Two examples of hokku

Japanese hokku are traditionally printed in one vertical line, though in handwritten form they may be in two or three as well.

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An example of classic hokku (by Bash?):

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:Furu ike ya kawazu tobikomu mizu no oto

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:An old pond;

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:A frog jumps in—

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:The sound of water.

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Another Bash? classic:

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:The first cold shower;

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:Even the monkey seems to want

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:A little coat of straw.

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(At that time, Japanese rain-gear consisted of a large, round hat and a shaggy straw cloak.)

Related Topics:
Hat - Cloak

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