This is a Japanese poems called “HAIKU”. They are short verse of 17 syllables in three metrical sections of 5-7-5 syllables and closely related to the seasons of the year. ex)This is a famous HAIKU in Japan A ki hu ka shi (5) - to na ri wa na ni wo (7)- su ru hi to zo(5) あき（秋）ふか（深）き　となり（隣）は　なに（何）を　する　ひと（人）ぞ Deep autumn, How does my neighbor live, I wonder?