This year, I’m writing poetry for every word tasting in November. I’m calling it Povember. Today, a haiku.
monosyllabic
is not what it says it is
just like long
By the way, I record myself reading all my word tastings, including these poems. They’re usually up on the site (and on SoundCloud) by a week after, sometimes sooner, and they’re on Patreon for my patrons sooner than that.
Sesquiotica 
You wrote:
>> monosyllabic
is not what it says it is
just like long <<
monosyllabic,
your thought-provoking haiku,
lacks two syllables.
A standard haiku
has a 5-7-5 format
like Hebrew SHeMa.
The Shema prayer
is a 5-7-5 haiku,
the oldest one known !
SHe-Ma YiS-Ra-eL
a-Do-SHeM e-Lo-Kay-Nu
a-Do-SHeM e-KHaD
Rough translation:
Hear O Israel
The Lord thy God
The Lord is One.
Ciao, Izzy
“monosyllabic,
your thought-provoking haiku,
lacks two syllables.”
I know.
(That was the point.)
polysyllabic
though is what it says it is
just like short