Our Haiku Prompts for August 16-23
Just a prompt to prime the pump. Use it how you will.
I look forward to seeing what you do with them each day.
North South
08/16 Cold Rain Snow
08/17 Decay Seed
08/18 Chill Plum
08/19 Buzz February
08/20 Sail Sunrise
08/21 Potato Spring Sky
08/22 Humid Geese
08/23 Undulate Late
waving the pampass grass
at the Shinjuku station
I said goodbye
--Yamaguchi Seison
Our Haiku Prompts for August 23-30
Just a prompt to prime the pump. Use it how you will.
Practice may not make perfect but it helps.
North South
08/23 Undulate Late
08/24 Lantern Egg
08/25 Refreshing Grove
08/26 Peaches Butterfly
08/27 Sardines Overcoat
08/28 Vine Barely Spring
08/29 Boisterous Friendship
08/30 Clover Mud
Spring rain gently falls,
Soft as a lover’s embrace,
Filling the still air.
--Kobayashi Issa
Our Daily Haiku Prompts for Oct 11-18
Thanks to everybody writing along each day.
Feel free to use the prompts as you like.
North South
10/11 Vivid Field
10/12 Crunch Blossoms
10/13 Stem Pheasant
10/14 Fallen Silkworm
10/15 Apple Warm Sun
10/16 Ease Seaweed
10/17 Crisp Catkins
10/18 Mushrooms Grass
Someone goes by wearing a hood
in his own darkness
not seeing the harvest moon
--Yosa Buson
Our Haiku Prompts for Aug 30 to Sep 6
Offered for consideration.
There's power in showing up.
North South
08/30 Clover Mud
08/31 Mist Fresh Water
09/01 Snail Sprouts
09/02 Spice Spring Mud
09/03 Swirl Stork
09/04 New Moon Bird Song
09/05 Vines Abalone
09/06 Crimson Chill
The bitter persimmons
spending their autumn
quietly
—Akisato Ritō
Our haiku prompts for Sep 13-20.
The equinox is coming.
As always, feel free to use the prompts as you like.
North South
09/13 Pumpkin Dew
09/14 Chrysanthemums Wild Rose
09/15 Deer Grass
09/16 Orchids Walnut
09/17 Lotus Subtle
09/18 Morning Horse Tail
09/19 Glow Harvest
09/20 Cascade Cooling
In this autumntime,
why do I so feel the years?
In the clouds a bird
--Matsuo Bashō
Your prompts for March 16 through 23
As always, feel free to use any variation or even not use the word at all.
Please remember to take some time to favorite, boost, and comment on each other's work as the mood strikes you
16 Mar: Night
17 Mar: Gusts
18 Mar: Avalanche
19 Mar: Equinox
20 Mar: Geese
21 Mar: New Buds
22 Mar: Spring Grass
23 Mar: Sprouts
The spring breeze.
Being pulled by a cow
To the Zenkoji temple.
-- Kobayashi Issa
Our Haiku Prompts for Sep 6-13
Feel free to use any form of the word or even just the idea.
Every day is simply practice for tomorrow.
North South
09/06 Crimson Chill
09/07 Laughter Sardine
09/08 Willow Shell
09/09 Harvest Sparrow
09/10 Grave Apple
09/11 Puddle Whale
09/12 Harvest Rose
09/13 Pumpkin Dew
Forsythia—
and radiant spring’s
melancholy
--Kubota Mantarō
Our daily haiku prompts for Sep 20-27
Welcome to the new participants and thank you to those who've been here all along.
As always, use the prompts (or not) as you see fit.
North South
09/20 Cascade Cooling
09/21 Somber Crocus
09/22 Chilly Touch
09/23 Salmon Geese
09/24 Footsteps Rock
09/25 Walnuts Fiddlehead
09/26 Dapple Strand
09/27 Sea Bass Low Tide
Wild geese flying high,
A call in the spring twilight,
Reminds me of you.
--Yosano Akiko
Our haiku prompts for July 13-20.
As always, feel free to use any variation or even not use the word at all.
Please take some time to read, favorite, boost, and comment on each other's work if the mood strikes you
07/13 Parched
07/14 Summer Moon
07/15 Swim
07/16 Languid
07/17 Beach
07/18 Glade
07/19 Roses
07/20 Eggplant
In the gale
A cicada stop to shrill
Finally.
---Yamaguchi Seishi
Our prompts for Sep 27-Oct 4.
Not every poem is profound, nor does it need to be.
Prompts are suggestions, not obligations.
North South
09/27 Sea Bass Low Tide
09/28 Eaves Red
09/29 Laughter Till
09/30 High Tide Shoots
10/01 Hunter’s Moon Pink
10/02 Grain Drizzle
10/03 Frost Calf
10/04 Yellow Leaves Beach
Late September is
wearing a sky-colored
lined kimono
--Kobayashi Issa
Our haiku prompts for June 8 - 15.
As always, feel free to use any variation or even not use the word at all.
Please take some time to read, favorite, boost, and comment on each other's work if the mood strikes you
06/08 Long Days
06/09 Mosquito
06/10 Cool Breeze
06/11 Salvia
06/12 Tall Grass
06/13 Grazing
06/14 Hot Night
06/15 Full Moon
waves of summer grass
all that remains of soldiers’
impossible dreams.
--Matsuo Bashō
Our prompts for Oct 4-11.
Sorry for the late post.
Prompts are suggestions, not obligations.
North South
10/04 Yellow Leaves Beach
10/05 Flour Late Frost
10/06 Night Chill Fresh Wind
10/07 Avoid Seedlings
10/08 Ghost Hyacinth
10/09 Geese Misty
10/10 Straw Mulberry
10/11 Vivid Field
Spring sun
in every pool of water—
lingering
--Kobayashi Issa
Our haiku prompts for June 1 - 8.
As always, feel free to use any variation or even not use the word at all.
Please take some time to read, favorite, boost, and comment on each other's work if the mood strikes you
06/01 Sunshine
06/02 Short Night
06/03 Fireflies
06/04 Wild Iris
06/05 Grove
06/06 Picnic
06/07 Swim
06/08 Long Days
It’s pleasant.
I’m cooled in the green paddy field.
And the sound of the water.
---Masuo Bashō
Our haiku prompts for Oct 18-25.
Welcome to the newcomers. Thank you to the regular contributors.
Use the prompts (or not). They're only suggestions.
North South
10/18 Mushrooms Grass
10/19 Withered Mustard Flower
10/20 Decline New Moon
10/21 Grown Pansy
10/22 Haystack Mountain
10/23 Pear Plum
10/24 Endeavor Butterfly
10/25 Ripe Swing
The spring haze
The scent already in the air
The moon and ume
---Matsuo Bashō
moon of the morning
shines through my ice-laced window
more than I can bear
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Our haiku prompts for Dec 6-13.
Use them as you will.
The writing is the point.
12/06 December Cherries
12/07 Desolation Green Leaves
12/08 North Wild Iris
12/09 Breath Cool Evening
12/10 Camillia Grazing
12/11 Star Fragrance
12/12 Snowflake Roots
12/13 Dark Cloud Waterfall
Cold moon —
among the withered trees
three stalks of bamboo
— Yosa Buson
Our Daily Haiku Prompts for 10/25-11/1
Your works continue to inspire me.
Some challenges this week.
North South
10/25 Ripe Swing
10/26 Halt High Tide
10/27 Coolness Soft Breeze
10/28 Groan Colt
10/29 Desolate Passing Spring
10/30 Maudlin New Leaves
10/31 Foggy Kite
11/01 Carp Warm Breath
Cutting into with the ax,
I was surprised at the scent of
The winter trees.
--Yosa Buson
Our haiku prompts for 11/1 - 11/8.
Thank you for sharing your work with us.
Prompts are only suggestions. The poem is the point.
North South
11/01 Carp Warm Breath
11/02 Sleet Skylark
11/03 Endure Morning
11/04 Mittens Woodpecker
11/05 Pine Sap Porch
11/06 Moon Rise Breeze
11/07 North Wind Tickle
11/08 Clear Day New Clothes
The cuckoo
with a single song
has established summer
—Ōshima Ryōta
Our haiku prompts for July 6 -13.
As always, feel free to use any variation or even not use the word at all.
Please take some time to read, favorite, boost, and comment on each other's work if the mood strikes you
07/06 Melon
07/07 Smoldering
07/08 Morning Cloud
07/09 Lotus
07/10 Evening Rain
07/11 Cut Grass
07/12 Lightning
07/13 Parched
the peony flower scattered
and accumulated
a few of the petals
-- Yosa Buson
Our haiku prompts for Sep 7 - 14.
As always, feel free to use any variation or even not use the word at all.
Please take some time to acknowledge the work of our fellow poets
09/07 Clear Water
09/08 Chilly
09/09 Willow Leaves
09/10 Autumn Dusk
09/11 Fog
09/12 Sparrows
09/13 Pampas Grass
09/14 Sea Bass
Very squarely
setting its buttocks down—
the pumpkin
—SŌSEKI
Our haiku prompts for 11/8 - 11/15
Feel free to use any form of the prompt or even not at all.
Not every day will be inspired, but every day will dawn.
11/08 Clear Day New Clothes
11/09 Turnips Flirt
11/10 Fireplace Patio
11/11 Fading Children
11/12 Mask Lost
11/13 First snow Lush
11/14 Winter Moon Cloud Peaks
11/15 Classic Road
All in calmness —
the earth with half-opened eyes
moves into winter
— Dakotsu Iida
Our haiku prompts for August 24-31.
As always, feel free to use any variation or even not use the word at all.
Please take some time to acknowledge the work of our fellow poets
08/24 Red Leaves
08/25 Clear Air
08/26 Fall Colors
08/27 Autumn Wind
08/28 Dew
08/29 Lamplight
08/30 Pear
08/31 Sardines
The cluster amaryllis
Lean all together
Over the water.
---Yamaguchi Seison
Our haiku prompts for Aug 31 - Sep 7.
As always, feel free to use any variation or even not use the word at all.
Please take some time to acknowledge the work of our fellow poets
08/31 Sardines
09/01 Wind Storm
09/02 New Moon
09/03 Orchids
09/04 Deer
09/05 Walnut
09/06 Dragonfly
09/07 Clear Water
Autumn moonlight--
a worm digs silently
into the chestnut.
--Matsuo Bashō
Our haiku prompts for Oct 5 - 12.
As always, feel free to use any variation or even not use the word at all.
Please take some time to acknowledge the work of our fellow poets
10/05 Frost
10/06 Grain
10/07 Maple
10/08 Haystack
10/09 Comfort
10/10 Plenty
10/11 Grown
10/12 Cozy
in the autumn night
breaking into
a pleasant chat
---Matsuo Bashō
Our haiku prompts for 11/15-11/22.
The month's half gone as we count down to midwinter/midsummer.
Feel free to use any form of the prompt.
North South
11/15 Classic Road
11/16 Rust Sap
11/17 Pine Admiration
11/18 Rake Ants
11/19 Withering Tea
11/20 Bonfire Chick
11/21 Hot Tea Melody
11/22 Withered Grass Vermillion
even the clams
keep their mouths shut
in this heat
—Matsuo Bashō
