haiku

noun2

1. •
   A Japanese poem in three lines, the first and last consisting of five morae, and the second consisting of seven morae, usually with an emphasis on the season or a naturalistic theme.

   • Some of the results resemble haikus. — 2009
2. •
   A three-line poem in any language, with five syllables in the first and last lines and seven syllables in the second, usually with an emphasis on the season or a naturalistic theme.

   • five beats, then seven, then five
   • ends as it began.