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Ike Thacker, a great friend who died in 2023 at 65, wrote this, and suggested this layout in an independent newspaper. Ike was brilliant, outspoken and persistent. He was a socialist who ran as an independent for mayor of Louisville, Ky. in the U.S.
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I believe the spelling of “mourning” was a nod to his mother, who had died just before he wrote the haiku.
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Well, almost a haiku. The 7 syllables bit is 8 syllables.
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There are free form Haikus which can deviate from the 5-7-5 rule.