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Oh-Kaaaay, got it. :]

 right,  got it,  thanks for the patient answer Alan.  Though I have to state that I have read some rather to-the rule- usage of  the semi-colon, which was technically right but aesthetically jarring to the eye. So once again, it is the choice of the poet, I guess. And when i get the hang of it, I will be most keen to break the rules, it may take a lifetime though :]


will read the links and mull over

This is interesting, many links to read more. Thanks all.

Given that there are different kinds of readers,  could it be possible that there are different ways they pause in a haiku, 

in regular poetry,  we use line breaks or punctuation,  (or spaces...which is sometimes not possible - for example on Facebook,  spacing is not possible as a format or even punctuation.)

So is it better to show the cut, with the use of dashes, comma etc,  or  is it better to use lie breaks? 
This is something I have been reading a lot on, but somehow there is no clear instruction. I prefer to use a double-em, it always gains the reader's attention and thereby a pause. 

Alan

it comes from a one line haiku,

it is the one liner.  Nothing beyond except thought and the visuals.


thanks.

Alan, there is this digital one liner Book by Jim Kachian,  I was browsing through it,  it has several good one-liners that are great opening lines,

but here is one from me, it may not be a haiku however:

go away moon, shining on tears