The Haikus I write are small poems consisting of three lines. The first and last lines have 5 syllables, the middle line has 7.
Of course Haikus originated waaaay back in the Orient. And a blogger got pretty mad at me for not writing what he/she considered to be a "true Haiku".
Thats why I call them Danj3ris Haikus, because they are my take on the poetic form of the haiku.
If you want to know more concerning the history of Haikus, I suggest you look it up. I would tell you, but I just don't have the knowledge and would hate to misinform you.