A 17 to 10 ratio

If you haven't ever read haiku, other than in an elementary classroom where the emphasis tends to be on the faulty 5-7-5 syllabic construction, allow me to recommend a deep dive into this form of Japanese poetry. 

Well written haiku is wonderful.  One of my students wrote a haiku this week that was simply brilliant.  So funny and so full of joy.  One of the best three lines of poetry I've read all year. 

The following, however. is not a great haiku.  My wife and I saw this poster in a...