On Tue, 2005-02-22 at 14:28, Teddywolf wrote: > > I've read that some consider haikus in English to be OK if they have > fewer than the listed number of syllables for each line. The reasoning > was, English is a more compact language syllable-wise. > > Common words like pearls > Poetry flows with meaning > Each line a fountain > There was a young man of Hanshu Who tried limericks in Haiku. But