Haiku Club FormatAll Haiku submitted to Haiku club most follow a specific form.Haiku Club Format
Each Haiku must be three lines, the first and third have five syllables, while the second has seven. (5-7-5) You may use incomplete sentences, but the Haiku must refer to something in a present tense and also requires a reference to nature or the elements. For the purposes of Haiku Club, the "elements" are considered to anything associated with Air, Fire, Earth, Water, or Spirit. Nature is reflected by anything having to do with the natural world in addition to time itself. &
Gentleman, welcome to Haiku Club. 
Shame on you.
You defeat the nature of haiku by such constriction, and thus pass on the misconception.
Every elementary school child has been lied to, and most dictionary definitions of haiku are misleading. I, myself, suffered such constraint for quite some time before being set free.
A crash course:
The most important element to haiku is the spontaneity. Every poem should be written in the Now, the timeless present.
Most haiku should have a "kigo", or seasonal reference. This grounds the reader with a time orientation, and allows the reader to readily compare haiku dealing with similar subjects.
You get two out of three, not bad, however there is much more.
Haiku should contain two separate contrasting, yet related images. Adding a third muddies up the relation between images.
I have seen haiku written in as little as four syllables. Generally most haiku written in English these days contains ten- to seventeen syllables.
Simplicity is key. Don't just add in/subtract words to fit a syllable count. The poem should flow, not feel choppy.
You quote one popular movie, I'll quote another, "Free your mind!"
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