Structure and form

[The Owl of Minerva]

Haiku haiku hai
Structure and form fail to say
Feelings deep inside

[Brigid Briton]

Hello again, "Owl"

While this haiku is very true, I'm not so sure that feelings should be obviously revealed in haiku. For me the definition of haiku in its purest form is that it captures a moment in time in a way that touches the reader in some deep way. A moment the writer has observed in nature and feels moved to write about. A moment the reader can identify with. If it's a good haiku, the writer will have revealed part of his/her feelings in the appreciation he/she shows for the subject of the haiku.

Since the advent of Twitter and the 140 character limit, haiku has become probably the most popular and most written form of poetry. The definition has been stretched to include just about any three-line, seventeen syllable poem.

No one, even the experts on haiku, can seem to agree with just what exactly a haiku should be or is. Modern haiku are often shorter than the seventeen syllable standard.(And sometimes longer, (see Lisa's "Tangerine Tango in this section).

Forgive my long-windedness, but haiku is a special love of mine. I'm always delighted to see new people turn up here to explore the form in all its diversity.

All of this said, I think this piece reveals more about your feelings (or at least your person) than you realize. The first is that you possess a sense of humor and irreverence as reflected by the first line, the second is that you have thought a lot about the nature of poetry and the third is that you're quite skilled at it. Good job!