Jack Kerouac in his "Explanatory Note" to "Some Western Haikus," proposed a way to write haiku in Western languages:

The "Haiku" was invented and developed over hundreds of years in Japan to be a complete poem in seventeen syllables and to pack in a whole vision of life in three short lines. A "Western Haiku" need not concern itself with the seventeen syllables since Western languages cannot adapt themselves to the fluid syllabic Japanese. I propose the "Western Haiku" simply say a lot in three short lines in any Western language.

Above all, a Haiku must be very simple and free of all poetic trickery and make a little picture and yet be as airy and graceful as a Vivaldi Pastorella.

Like Keruoac once said, I believe the haiku form as translated into the American idiom doesn't necessarily strictly adhere to the syllabic conventions. The key is to go for that three line combination punch: whap, whup, blap! Usually, give or take a few syllables, I come close to copping a haiku feel. Here's a few such combos, the first is old, the others brand new. I've added titles for an extra western flavor.

LEAVE MY TWINKY ALONE

Muffy and Sue
Talk about their boyfriends
all day long

YEAH, I LIKE THAT

Funky music hardcore
Rasta man dreadlock sticky
Some dudes need a shower

IN THE WATER GAP

River coils like S
nose leaned over rock shelf
Aha, the rocky gap!

FORGED LIBERAL

Nobody made her stanky
sometimes iron just happens
vote your conscience

OIL MUD

John D. made a pile,
made money smell good enough
sputter goes the engine

RIVER WADE

We slid down to the river
dipped, kicked clouds off dirt bottom,
turned around and left.

TURKS HEAD MUSIC FESTIVAL

watching turks head sing
sound rolls boiling July air
the sun so soupy hot