Haiku (The Taste...) Comments
The taste
of rain
—Why kneel?
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I think poems like these are great. They teach you to respect nature and to be grateful. Pls share.
Tear or taste of rain Crawling into veins of heart Ocean or saline
If Kerouac's haikus were 17 syllables, they would be less meaningful. Part of the beats' deal is that they were calling all of literary tradition into question. I'd be disappointed if he just followed the rules. I don't understand why we would even want to be form police for this kind of writing. Just let it be what it is, man.
I totally agree with mohammed! ! ! ! 7 syllables or of the modern age 17 words... Just because it's jack Kerouac's poem doesn't make haiku! ! !
mohammed, open your mind.the rain is tears....why kneel refers to neal cassady, and also to why kneel to a useless god who does nothing to alleviate suffering that is, if there is a god
It's an absolute nonsense in the name of haiku. A haiku contains 17 syllables while it has only 7. The structure is not correct. I'm surprised at the wit of people how it got 31 votes and also occupied a place in top 500 poems. It should be removed at once.
The American Haiku is not exactly the Japanese Haiku. The Japanese Haiku is strictly disciplined to seventeen syllables but since the language structure is different I don't think American Haikus (short three-line poems intended to be completely packed with Void of Whole) should worry about syllables because American speech is something again...bursting to pop. Above all, a Haiku must be very simple and free of all poetic trickery and make a little picture and yet be as airy and graceful as a Vivaldi Pastorella. Jack Kerouac
the spirit of mysticism quest the logic of reason...its great and satisfying to ponder of what is the meaning of illusion...God bless...a 10 +++
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7/19/2025 12:04:58 AM # 1.0.0
wow😃😢 very bad