Kerouac on haiku

The following verse reflects Kerouac’s appreciation of the sensibilities associated with haiku:

Frozen
in the birdbath,
a leaf

At the same time, Kerouac must have been aware that modern haiku poets had abandoned some traditional elements of haiku, holding that “haiku has a deeper essence based on our response to the objects and events in our lives.” Based on this standard, a good haiku should present an image, while also conveying what the poet felt when he or she encountered that image:

Straining at the padlock,
The garage doors
At noon