Oh wait, wait, wait.... minor snag.

[conuly]

Time trav el ing can ni bal mer maids has... um... 9 syllables. That's a bit long to cram into a haiku, unless I a. abbreviate or b. ditch the syllable rule. What should I do?

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[marveen.livejournal.com]

What the hell is that similar form that has two more lines?

Peg Bracken illustrated it with

"a nonfrivolous folk
fond of bowing, stocking feet
and eating pickles"

for the haiku, then added two more lines, thus:

"a nonfrivolous folk
fond of bowing, stocking feet
and eating pickles;
they go blossom-viewing now
in jazzy souped-up hondas"

for that other form which I canNOT remember the name of. (Google is unhelpful as usual.)

[oloriel.livejournal.com]

Tanka? That would fit the description.

[marveen.livejournal.com]

That's probably it.