the flow of years
lily pads sway
on the water
#DailyHaikuPrompt | undulate
#SmallPoems
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empty fields –
the grin
of a dog
#DailyHaikuPrompt | grin
#SmallPoems
Our prompts Apr 26 - May 3.
Use them as you will.
Thank you for sharing your works.
North South
04/26 Fresh Breeze Desolate
04/27 Lingering Thatch
04/28 Windmill Gleaner
04/29 Blossoms Deer
04/30 Evening Withered
05/01 Brief Straw
05/02 Melody Raven
05/03 Warming Onion
The white bush clovers
Drop the dewdrops
Frequently.
---Masaoka Shiki
Our prompts for Apr 12-19.
Feel free to explore them.
Thank you for sharing with all of us.
North South
04/12 Drizzle Waning Moon
04/13 Full Moon Maple
04/14 Birth Berries
04/15 Misty Vivid
04/16 Mountain Stern
04/17 Pink Comfort
04/18 Beach Straw
04/19 Fire Plenty
Someone goes by wearing a hood
in his own darkness
not seeing the harvest moon
--Yosa Buson
woman leans, smoking
passing slowly, breathing in —
lost habits linger
27 Apr 25 - 'lingering'
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(徘徊, pacing to and fro - drawing from a poetic phrase I encountered in Tang Buddhist poetry, see below)
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Our haiku prompts for 7-14 Feb
Thank you for playing along at home.
Do what suits your mood. The prompts, merely suggestions.
North South
02/07 North Wind Grin
02/08 Flurry Milky Way
02/09 Spring Lantern Moon
02/10 Violet Lamplight
02/11 Cloud Vine
02/12 Evergreen Ripen
02/13 Wind Chill
02/14 Pilgrimage Grapes
Birds sing in the dawn,
Their voices fill the soft air,
A homecoming song.
--Masaoka Shiki
Our haiku prompts for the week 07-14 March
I look forward to your contributions every day.
Feel free to use (or ignore) the prompts as the spirit moves you.
03/07 Nirvana Spice
03/08 Fiddlehead Twilight
03/09 Moon Quill
03/10 Frog Full Moon
03/11 Plow Laughter
03/12 Spring Sky Lightning
03/13 Low Tide Red
03/14 Hare Fruit
Holding the umbrella,
The mother is behind.
The autumn rain.
--Nakamura Teijo
gravel road –
a deer ripens
in the ditch
#DailyHaikuPrompt | ripen
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#Rural
a creek winds
through the valley –
reverie with the coffee
#DailyHaikuPrompt | wind
#SmallPoems
aging mother –
pelicans
return to the river
#DailyHaikuPrompt | pilgrimmage
#SmallPoems
#Caregiving
our entangled lives
wild grapes
#DailyHaikuPrompt | grapes
#SmallPoems
memories –
white pine boughs
sway in the wind
#DailyHaikuPrompt | evergreen
#SmallPoems
#DayDreaming
Our haiku prompts for May 17-24
Everyone welcome.
Feel free to use whatever form of the prompt you like for inspiration.
North South
05/17 Yellow Early Frost
05/18 Field Silence
05/19 Verdant Rust
05/20 Road North Wind
05/21 Breath Wine
05/22 Nightingale Bonfire
05/23 Pool Leaves
05/24 Tickle Seclusion
People step in the air.
The water wheel
At the green paddy fields.
--Masaoka Shiki
Our haiku prompts for May 31-June 7
Feel free to use whatever form of the prompt you like - or even not at all.
Thank you, all, for playing along at home.
North South
05/31 Sap First Snow
06/01 Hydrangea Winter Grove
06/02 Berry Sparrow
06/03 Spray Bear
06/04 Roots Mountains
06/05 Moth Celery
06/06 Waterfall Quilt
06/07 Pollen Oatmeal
Don’t go! Don’t go!
All their calls are lies
First firefly
--Kobayashi Issa
Our haiku prompts for May 24-31
Feel free to use whatever form of the prompt you like - or even not at all.
Thank you, all.
North South
05/24 Tickle Seclusion
05/25 Snapshot Dried Leaves
05/26 Bright Sleet
05/27 Chick Daikon
05/28 Hills Endure
05/29 River Withered Reeds
05/30 Grief Turnip
05/31 Sap First Snow
All in calmness —
the earth with half-opened eyes
moves into winter
--Dakotsu Iida
Our haiku prompts for July 5 - 12.
As always, only a suggestion. Write what moves you.
Rules? Your poem. Your way. Just write it.
North South
07/05 Summer Moon Glisten
07/06 Lightning Drizzle
07/07 Morning Cloud Sea
07/08 Pasture Trees
07/09 Cut Grass Drafts
07/10 Glade Mind
07/11 Cookout Cold
07/12 Languid Uncover
on the mandarin duck’s wings
a dust of snow —
such stillness!
— Masaoka Shiki
slow blood rises warm,
golden green honey nourishing
firm trunk, shaking leaf
31 May 25 - 'sap'
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Our haiku prompts for June 7-14
Remember, the prompt is just a suggestion. Use it, or not, as you like.
North South
06/07 Pollen Oatmeal
06/08 Hot Night Holly
06/09 Shaved Ice Short Days
06/10 Flies Overcoat
06/11 Tall Grass Breath
06/12 Mosquito Cold Night
06/13 Spring Water Dark
06/14 Green Leaves Cardinal
although there is the road,
the child walks
in the snow.
--Murakami Kijo
Our haiku prompts for July 12-19.
A poem a day. Every day? Epic.
Welcome new followers and thank you all for playing along at home.
North South
07/12 Languid Uncover
07/13 Yarrow Pine Grove
07/14 Parched Lonely
07/15 Sand Hibernate
07/16 Eggplant Smoke
07/17 Fireworks Glimmer
07/18 Cool Off Time
07/19 Sunflower Freezing
The short summer night.
The dream and real
Are same things.
--Takahama Kyoshi
Our haiku prompts for June 21-28
Feel free to use any form of the prompt, or whatever moves you.
A poem a day ... is a real challenge.
North South
06/21 Solstice Solstice
06/22 Picnic Fox
06/23 Garden Peace
06/24 Shade Cozy
06/25 New Moon Drift
06/26 Trellis Stew
06/27 Peas Ice
06/28 Cherries Draft
At the winter solstice
The sun permeates the firmament
Of the mountain province.
--Dakotsu Iida
Our haiku prompts for July 19-26
The wheel keeps turning, albeit slowly.
Welcome new followers and thanks to all of you for your contributions.
North South
07/19 Sunflower Freezing
07/20 Swim Snow Drift
07/21 Pinks Feast
07/22 Melon Candle
07/23 Beach Frozen
07/24 Meadow Skating
07/25 Evening Rain Fresh Snow
07/26 Lotus Mittens
clear winter morning—
on the tip of the icicle
the sun’s reflection
--Masaoka Shiki
Our Haiku Prompts for August 2-9
We shift into haiku Fall/Spring seasons as Summer/Winter draw to a close.
I look forward to your poems.
North South
08/02 Pear Buds
08/03 Red Leaves Pilgrimage
08/04 Spiral Tranquil
08/05 Catfish Thin Ice
08/06 Corn Violet
08/07 Katydid Thaw
08/08 Pack Evergreen
08/09 Dance Plow
The coming of autumn
determined
by a red dragonfly
—Kaya Shirao
Our haiku prompts for Jun 6 to July 5.
As always, only a suggestion. Write what moves you.
Thank you for supporting your fellow writers.
North South
06/28 Cherries Draft
06/29 Profuse Desolate
06/30 Balmy Weasel
07/01 Plum Rage
07/02 Kingfisher Stew
07/03 Rain Pebble
07/04 Overcast Frosty
07/05 Summer Moon Glisten
hydrangeas
pale blue in the rain
blue in the moonlight
--Masaoka Shiki
Our haiku prompts for 14-21 Feb
Thanks for your contributions.
Feel free to abuse these prompts any way you like.
North South
02/14 Pilgrimage Grapes
02/15 Note Morning Glory
02/16 High Peaches
02/17 Egg Quail
02/18 Friend Joy
02/19 Fresh Water Clover
02/20 Day Sail
02/21 Late Grasshopper
the cluster amaryllis
lean all together
over the water.
--Yamaguchi Seison
Our Haiku Prompts for July 26-August 2
Only suggestions. Use them (or not) for inspiration
You can do it.
North South
07/26 Lotus Mittens
07/27 Smoldering Warm Coat
07/28 Cool Morning Huddle
07/29 Light Clothes Fruitcake
07/30 Roses Bare Trees
07/31 Sunset Slip
08/01 Cover Twittering
08/02 Pear Buds
the cool breeze
with all his strength
the cricket
--Kobayashi Issa