Haiku, a form of poetry invented eight hundred plus years ago to please the lords and ladies with clever repartés, something akin to “touché” today.

The form of 5-7-5 beats/syllables/sounds were the formal structures of the poems but required a summary of the condition, then a pause with a follow on twist. They say that the scholar Matsuo Bashō (1644–1694) elevated the form, injecting it with Zen-influenced, intimate, and emotional imagery focusing on nature. 

Ok, so along comes some upstart from Australia, numb to technique and custom, then adds his two bob’sworth to his interpretation of the meaning, not in jest but in real poetic need. Here’s a few of the dailies to stimulate thought:

“Not a tourist”