greeting card verse, n.All

Greeting-card verse (n.) has ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠its Japanese counterpart in the "pretty" haiku of cherry blossoms; the real thing can be as raw as "dogs piss at heaven."