(Arikara Indian Girl Standing by a Stream,
1908, North Dakota by Edward Curtis,
1868-1952, American photographer)
A haiku is a Japanese form of lyric verse expressing, in very few words, a single idea, image, or experience, usually about nature or the seasons. In English, it consists of three short lines, totaling no more than 17 syllables.
Ah, what a pleasure
to cross a stream in summer —
sandals in hand.
~ Yosa Buson (1716-1784), Japanese poet and painter
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