So the above is also 3-2-3? Cuz I read marina-ted...which makes it 3-4-3?

No. It is 3-5-3 (ma-ri-na-ted hopes = 5). You are only obliged to pick the last line of the previous poem; after that, you're basically free to do anything. Most English haikus are 3-5-3 or 5-7-5 but if you read Japanese haiku in English translation, the syllable count looks very different. And the American haiku inverts the lines, often into 5-3-5 and 7-5-7.

Here is an interesting look into the history of Japanese senryu (technically the same as haiku, but about humans, not nature - haiku is only about nature).

http://simplyhaiku.com/SHv3n3/featur...il_senryu.html

Pickled dreams
But,so much in life are
Make your own luck

make your own luck
blend it well - bottoms up!
bitter herbs

Bitter herbs
Taste better in brownies
Feed your head

Feed your head
So the dormouse proclaimed
Why or Not?

why or not
that is the question
in the air

In the air
I blew the smoke
My mind melts

my mind melts
unbearable heat
naked truth

naked truth
lying on my bed
I'll have some

I'll have some
thoughts in my pocket
red cherries

red cherries
not yet bloody black
bittersweet

bittersweet
smile on her somber face
boat adrift


to be modest,lol

boat adrift,
the sailors drowning:
humankind

Humankind
Mankind
I need a woman who's kind

I need a woman who's kind
eyes speak truth
longing for the oasis

Longing for the oasis
Buried alive in the sands
Somebody help me

Doug,lol I nearly get worried about you - happen to remember this is a game, though a serious one


somebody help me
he ain't heavy ,he's my brother
BOTTLE OF COOL GIN




PS: This is a 5-8-5 folks, I hope it's alright with you

bottle of cool gin
please leave my lips, I need them
a lady's waiting

Slowly
paint a smile
again