Primal poetry
Prime number haiku
Sieve of Eratosthenes
Five seven and five
It occurred to me that in Haiku the number of syllables in each line as well as the total number of syllables are all prime. This discovery will, after proper research, yield great advances in haiku technology. Before this technology can be made available to the average haikonsumer, some questions still need to be answered.
Is it required that the two different line lengths be consecutive primes, or would something like 11+37+11=59 be valid?
Since the number of lines in archaeoku (the traditional form) is also prime, is it required that there be only 3 lines, or would any prime number be valid? How might this work? Would the line lengths alternate, or would it resemble a triangle, for example 3+5+7+5+3=23. How might this work for a 2 line haiku?
The smallest 3 line primeku would be 2+3+2=7. For example:
March Winds
April Rain
Flowers!
The second smallest is 3+5+3=11...
Almost spring
Cold wind still blowing
Still need scarf
Assuming they must be consecutive primes, the next few would be:
5+7+5=17 (the archaeoku)
13+17+13=43
17+19+17=53
19+23+19=61
29+31+29=89
59+61+59=179
The smallest (triangular) pentaku is 3+5+7+5+3=23
A math geek
A deranged poet
And a bored, brilliant hacker
Walk into a bar
Funny joke
Sieve of Eratosthenes
Five seven and five
It occurred to me that in Haiku the number of syllables in each line as well as the total number of syllables are all prime. This discovery will, after proper research, yield great advances in haiku technology. Before this technology can be made available to the average haikonsumer, some questions still need to be answered.
Is it required that the two different line lengths be consecutive primes, or would something like 11+37+11=59 be valid?
Since the number of lines in archaeoku (the traditional form) is also prime, is it required that there be only 3 lines, or would any prime number be valid? How might this work? Would the line lengths alternate, or would it resemble a triangle, for example 3+5+7+5+3=23. How might this work for a 2 line haiku?
The smallest 3 line primeku would be 2+3+2=7. For example:
March Winds
April Rain
Flowers!
The second smallest is 3+5+3=11...
Almost spring
Cold wind still blowing
Still need scarf
Assuming they must be consecutive primes, the next few would be:
5+7+5=17 (the archaeoku)
13+17+13=43
17+19+17=53
19+23+19=61
29+31+29=89
59+61+59=179
The smallest (triangular) pentaku is 3+5+7+5+3=23
A math geek
A deranged poet
And a bored, brilliant hacker
Walk into a bar
Funny joke