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Sri Lanka, formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia. With a long civilized history of more than 2500 years we have a marvelous literature since ancient times. Sigiriya or Sinhagiri is an ancient rock fortress situated in Sri Lanka. There we find beautiful Sigiri Frescoes. and type of instant verses written by admirers of them.

Originally from Japan, haiku today are written by authors worldwide. Haiku in English and haiku in other languages have different styles and traditions while still incorporating aspects of the traditional haiku form. Non-Japanese haiku vary widely on how closely they follow traditional elements.