LLG, this is for you:
Haiku (俳句, haikai verse?)
listen (help·info), plural
haiku, is a form of
Japanese poetry, consisting of 17 Japanese
on (a phonetic unit identical to the
mora), in three metrical phrases of 5, 7, and 5
on respectively
[1], and typically containing a
kigo, or seasonal reference. In Japanese, haiku are traditionally printed in a single vertical line, while
haiku in English usually appear in three lines, to equate to the Japanese haiku's three metrical phrases
[2]. Previously called
hokku, it was given its current name by the Japanese writer
Masaoka Shiki at the end of the 19th century.
(BTW, I realize you were being sarcastic so I thought I'd return the favor.)