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From: Brooklyn
Registered: Jul 2004

posted December 15, 2004 01:58 AM         

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I don't doubt my professor who has much more experience in the matter than i do, she said a haiku must have some aspect of nature in it to be a real haiku. I'm sure she is right but i want to hear someone else say the same thing.

I'll still post a recent haiku that isn't a haiku though(in spanish):

A mi me gusta
La clase de español
Con Araceli

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From: ohio
Registered: Aug 2004

posted December 15, 2004 02:12 AM         

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Traditionally, Haiku is supposed to capture the essence of nature. But contemporary Haiku allows more freedom, including different forms outside the 5-7-5 structure.

I know some Spanish, but couldn't translate your Haiku. Spanish is fun! And an interesting choice for a Japanese poem...

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posted December 15, 2004 02:51 AM         

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I really love
The class of Spanish
With Araceli

Right? Right?

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From: Brooklyn
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posted December 15, 2004 12:30 PM         

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You have the general idea, but it doesn't sound that great translated into english your way. I would put it like this:

I like
Spanish Class
With Araceli

Let's see if i can translate my original into an english haiku

To me the class of
spanish with Araceli
is (very) pleasing

It doesn't sound as good in english...

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posted December 16, 2004 02:48 AM         

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Better stick to the Espanol then!

I loved my Spanish classes too - sigh, the good old days. It was like being back in Kindergarten - the colorful decorations, the super-simple books, learning names of colors...

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posted December 16, 2004 10:30 PM         

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LOL, Johnny! Maybe that's why I loved Spanish so much in high school! When we were bad (forgot homework, got caught talking to friends) we had to stand in the corner wearing a giant sombrero! My teacher was a crazy aquarius. He was known for listening to Cyndi Lauper on his headphones while he mowed his lawn. I loved that guy!

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