Jack introduces a Master

Kerouac also proposed that ‘Western Haiku’ should “simply say a lot in 3 short lines in any Western language. Above all, a Haiku must be very simple and free of all poetic trickery and make a picture and yet be as air and graceful as a Vivaldi Pastorella. Here is a great Japanese Haiku that is simpler and prettier than any Haiku I could write in any language:–

A day of quiet gladness,
Mount Fuji is veiled
In misty rain –Basho”