hahahahahahah ^clever however... i disagree, sir. simplicity is true bliss. Haikus are simple. i think things are so powerful (and a lot of the time the most powerful) when the meaning can be condensed in one or very few words and haikus are prime examples of condensed meaning.
A buddy of mine, who is married to a Japanese woman, freaked out when he saw these haiku, stating that they can only be truly haiku if they are in Japanese, blah blah blah. I agree, Haikus are incredibly simple. They were mere warmups for my epics that have been posted since.
Golden leaves descend Death and life cycle again A school-bus passes I don't pop by this forum often but who can resist haiku. It's got a lovely background. Cozy.
I also understand that haiku should have some kind of reference to a season... I believe that's right... I have read a couple that were quite effective, wish I could recall them now. Holmes has it, the golden leaves descending meets the season reference and the # of syllables is right... which everyone else got too. In any case, haiku can be fun - and although simple, if it doesn't hit a cord of emotion in the reader it has failed. So if you angered someone, I guess you hit something... although I'm pretty sure haiku was not meant to bring that emotion!
