----- Original Message -----From: Ron MeijerSent: Saturday, July 14, 2001 6:05 AMSubject: HaikuIn Japan, they have replaced the impersonal and unhelpful Microsoft
> Error messages with Haiku poetry messages. Haiku poetry has strict
> construction rules. Each poem has only three lines, 17 syllables:
> five syllables in the first line, seven in the second, five in the
> third. Haikus are used to communicate a timeless message, often
> achieving a wistful, yearning, and powerful insight through
> extreme brevity -- the essence of Zen.
>
Re: Haiku
From Edward L Hensley at 2001-07-14 23:47:19