| haiku | |
| 1. n. A Japanese poem in three lines, the first and last consisting of five morae, and the second consisting of seven morae, usually with an emphasis on the season or a naturalistic theme. | |
| 2. n. A three-line poem in any language, with five syllables in the first and last lines and seven syllables in the second, usually with an emphasis on the season or a naturalistic theme. | |
| Haiku, a poem | |
| five beats, then seven, then five | |
| ends as it began. | |
