Re: Haiku for 13 April 2008

mike weber wrote:
> On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:03:51 -0600, Doug Wickstrom
> <nimshubur@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
>> On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:25:03 -0400, mike weber
>> <fair****tfan@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:58:21 -0600, Doug Wickstrom
>>> <nimshubur@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>
>>>> However, the number of mora _is_ fixed.
>>> [*]
>> Simplest explanation is "beats of time."  Usually corresponds to
>> syllables, but some syllables have more than one mora.
> 
> Thanks.  I figured it was something like that, but i figured it would
> be nice to know more exactly than i could guess.

The moon strikes your eye
Like a large pie in summer;
That is a mora.

Kip W