The dark-coloured or melanic form of the peppered moth (var. carbonaria) was not known prior to 1811. After field collection in 1848 from Manchester, an industrial city in England, the frequency of the variety was found to have increased drastically.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Haiku is an unincorporated community in Maui County on the island of Maui in the state of Hawaii. For United States Census purposes, it is part of the Haiku-Pauwela, Hawaii census-designated place, which also includes Pauwela. It was named for the ancient Hawaiian land section of Ha Ê» ikÅ«, which means talk abruptly or sharp break in the Hawaiian language.
This page explains how to write a haiku poem, and offers haiku examples and prompts to inspire you. At the bottom of this page, you'll find links to more CWN pages about poetry. Haiku is a Japanese poetry form. A haiku uses just a few words to capture a moment and create a picture in the reader's mind. It is like a tiny window into a scene much larger than itself.