Picture a Ronin.
Counts out every syllable
Masterless Samurai
Add two lines. seven beats each
Haiku becomes a Tanka

What are the rules?
Haiku or Tanka only please. Consider it a challenge.
No spam, insults, trolling, etc.
This is not a democracy. If you don't like it, start a different weblog.
Have fun.

What's the deal with the copyright?
Here's the intention. By posting here you give me full rights to do whatever I want with your creation. If someone offers me $10,000 to make a book out of this site, I have the right to do so. If someone offers you $10,000 to make a book out of your contributions to the site, you have the right to do so. But that's as far as it goes. No one else has the right to use your contributions.

But....
Like I said, this isn't a democracy. Now I'm not planning on getting rich. This is just an experiment. But I want everyone to understand the rules of my sandbox up front.

So and so did the following...
Please let me know about abuse so I can deal with it if I missed it. I'm not above revoking access to anyone on the team, regardless of who they are. On the other hand, I may not do anything. But I do appreciate the feedback.

Can I ....
I dunno. E-mail me. The answer is probably yes.