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Today I picked up a book of haiku that includes the original Japanese w/English translations. I'm trying to improve my appreciation for poetry (I like classic literature, but I've always thought of poetry as kinda "lame" so I decided I should give it another chance). When I saw the book of I thought ... well, ... でしょう?

I'm hoping to gain some insight into what makes a "good" haiku (apart from simply following the construction "rules"). I find the use of interesting, which from my understanding are a bit like keywords for certain seasons (=spring, =summer, =autumn, etc). However, I'm still trying to wrap my head around the thing  ???

So I was wondering ... does anyone out there have a favorite haiku?

Or how about a favorite proverb/ことわざ/

I've always liked からちる (even monkeys fall from trees) and らず (the frog in the well does not know the great sea). And my favorite is the one I use for my hanko - ... story of my life  ;)
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I think my favorite would have to be , 'ten people, ten colors' - basically it means 'to each his own,' or 'one man's trash is another man's treasure;' that everyone has their own likes and dislikes.
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My favorite proverb is 「もればる」, because I think of it every time that I realize that I still don't know jack about Japanese.
I like that one ... I really hope there's truth to it :)
It reminded me of another that's similar - 穿つ (constant drops of water can eventually bore through stone). I'm not sure whether I think Japanese is more like an enormous mountain or impenetrable rock  ;)
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