Hi Sally. I am not an expert but I understand that the rule you quote is for 
those written in Japanese, the rule is not as harshly applied to those 
written in English although there is little to be gained by being overly 
lavish with the syllables. If you break it by using too many syllables by a 
large margin the form would lose some of its charm, I think. Thanks for the 
read.  Arthur
By the way not sure about titles but I think they are not a requirement.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sally James" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 2:47 PM
Subject: Re: haiku


> Arthur I am always confused about haiku whether it neccesarily does have 
> to have the five seven five syllables in each line. This one has six, 
> seven, five,
> To follow the rules  it could be:
>
> butterfly in web-
> dead-yet the trapped wigs tremble
> in the summer breeze
>
> Also does  the haiku need a title?
> I really like the poem by the way. best wishes Sally J
>
>>From: Arthur Seeley <[log in to unmask]>
>>Reply-To: The Pennine Poetry Works <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: haiku
>>Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 10:52:15 +0100
>>
>>butterfly held in web-
>>
>>dead- yet the trapped wings tremble
>>
>>in a summer breeze
>
>