A review of the (English) Haiku poetic form is now complete.
The following changes to take place immediately:
Configuration will remain in 5 – 7 – 5 syllable format.
Haiku shall include a rhyme, alliteration and a metaphor.
Content henceforth will be confined to riddles only.
Example provided below should resolve any lingering confusion:
Oh I’ve repented
My ego has been dented
Covered in dog doo
(Guess who?)
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Author:
Doggerel Dave (Pseudonym) (
Offline) - Published: April 6th, 2026 00:48
- Comment from author about the poem: LOL
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- Users favorite of this poem: Thomas W Case
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I have just written a haiku for you Dave. LOL
Andy
Thanks Andy - got it; please read again (I will also be back there shortly to ensure familiarity with the actual discussion you reference is known by all who happen there.)
I like it .. but then I wasn't brought up properly .. Neville 😎👍
Nah - me neither......
You can't expect Sir Orchi NS to include a rhyme, alliteration, and a metaphor, all with only 17 syllables available. He only needs about 3 syllables before he goes off on something completely irrelevant and NS!
But you can try, orchi it's the effort and participation wot counts, not the winning....
It is to some of us evident that some take liberty with formal rules of poetry but far be it from me to criticize for I make many ignorant mistakes. We might add Dave to these rules that to be formally a haiku rhyme is not required but it should refer to nature or the seasons and evoke an emotional response. You make a good point my friend I guess now days people no longer follow what used to be accepted as formal rules. After all free verse has become quite popular that would have made it a lot easier for Homer to write the Iliad and Odyssey.
Well they better fall in line and obey, come to terms with some simple guidance...
Thanks for your continued support, Soren.
PS: Have you heard of anyone who came up with a solution to the riddle yet?
You are most welcome Dave I have been annoyed by many that purport Sonnets and Haikus that are not but chalk it up to ignorance of which I have plenty myself If ignorance it will heal in time but as you well know you can't fix stupid
Oh well... I don't think I better start, Soren... I may never...
Too much stricture for me, that set of rules there. Love the mini-limerick feel of this haiku 🤩🙏🕊️
I do completely understand - boundaries do not sit well with everyone... please don't do that - I can feel a limerick itch coming on....
But limericks are fun, the best!🤩👍🏻🕊️
Don't tempt me!!
Clever and entertaining. Thanks for the share!
Katie
I try....
Clever twist on form—tight, sharp, and messy in just three lines.
The humor bites, the rhyme snaps, and the metaphor sticks like mud.
It were all in good fun!! Thanks for your support, Thomas.
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