
Where's the good ol' haiku 5-7-5 syllable structure? This one is 4-5-5.
According to their website, this is the "New-Style Haiku" where you don't have to bother with the whole 5-7-5 thing or even try to make it 17 syllables. They say this is to encourage as much participation as possible. It encouraged Charles Rodning to save 3 whole syllables, apparently securing his title as the bad-boy of iced tea poetry.
My buddy, Steve, wrote an old-style haiku to express his feelings about the new-style haiku:
New Haiku is bad
Changing things can make them worse
Like Tara Reid's boobs
That's some good haikuing.
Chuck, I'm sure you're a nice guy, but I reject your new-style haiku. (And since I'm a nice guy too, I still give you the award for Best Brief Sentence About a Teapot.)