It is a Japanese short poem about 3 lines of 5, 7, 5 syllables of sentences. It is introduced in 17th Century by famous poet Matsuo Basho (1644-1674)
Matsuo Basho was the most famous poet of the Edo period in Japan, During his lifetime, Basho wa recognized for his works in the collaboration haikai no renga form; today, after centuries of commentary, he is recognized as the greatest master of haiku (then called hokku). Matsuo Basho's poetry is internationally renowned; and, in Japan many of his poems are reproduced on monuments and traditional sites. Although Basho is justifiably famous in the West for his hokku, he himself believed his best work lay in leading and participating in renku. He is quoted as saying, "Many of my followers can write hokku as well as I can. Where I show who really am is in linking haikai verses."
Basho was introduced to poetry at a young age, and after integrating himself into the intellectual scene of Edo (modern Tokyo) he quickly became well known throughout Japan. He made a living as a teacher; but the renounced the social, urban life of the literary circles and was inclined to wander throughout the country, heading west, east, far into the northern wilderness to gain inspiration for his writing. His poems were influenced by his firsthand experience of the world around him, often encapsulating the feeling of a scene in a few simple elements.
I made my own humble haiku, it goes like this.
つみません
のどがか わいた
あ、 おいしい
Sumimasen
Nodo ga kawaita
A, Oishii
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