memories –
white pine boughs
sway in the wind
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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 23-30 May
Thank you for playing along at home.
Feel free to use the prompts any way you want.
North South
05/23 Green Reeds Mittens
05/24 Melody Hot Tea
05/25 Snapshot Withering
05/26 Peony Moon
05/27 Shade Ice
05/28 Cicada Mask
05/29 Pool Coat
05/30 Curl Pine Needles
hydrangeas
pale blue in the rain
blue in the moonlight
--Masaoka Shiki
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
Our haiku prompts for 21-28 February
I'm inspired by your contributions every day.
The prompts are only suggestions. Do with them as you will.
North South
02/21 Late Grasshopper
02/22 Seed Clear Air
02/23 Robin Mist
02/24 Blackbird Buzz
02/25 Yellow Humid
02/26 Frog Fall Colors
02/27 Buds Potato
02/28 Tranquil Lantern
The evening sky glows,
Colors fade into soft hues,
Night falls on the field.
--Takahama Kyoshi
Our Haiku Prompts for August 9-16
Feel free to use any form of the word or ignore it completely.
Thanks to all of you for playing along at home.
North South
08/09 Dance Plow
08/10 Moon Last Snow
08/11 Grin Yellow
08/12 Sand Piper Skylark
08/13 Quail Carrot
08/14 Soaked Flurry
08/15 Joy Kite
08/16 Cold Rain Snow
I got drunk, a sleep.
And wept on the dream.
A wild cherry blossoms.
--Masaoka Shiki
Our haiku prompts for 18-25 April
Your efforts do not go unnoticed.
They are only suggestions, not demands. Use them as you like.
Spring Autumn
04/18 Planting Maudlin
04/19 Colt Mushrooms
04/20 Calm Lonely
04/21 Windmill Orange
04/22 Mountain Stem
04/23 Calf Gold
04/24 Lupine Whisper
04/25 Evening Yellow Leaves
In this autumntime,
why do I so feel the years?
In the clouds a bird
--Matsuo Bashō
Our haiku prompts for 29-Aug to 5-Sep
Every today is practice for tomorrow.
Keep practicing.
North South
8/29 Buzz Geese
8/30 Potato Crow
8/31 Grapes Ice
9/01 Spice Mulberry
9/02 Clear Water Beginning
9/03 Splendid Soil
9/04 Reckoning Fern
9/05 Orchids Shoots
a spring day
a long line of footprints
on the sandy beach
--Masaoka Shiki
Edited 12d ago
unreliable narrator –
a story corrected
by an old friend
#DailyHaikuPrompt | friend
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well into winter
prairie clover seeds
depleted by sparrows
#DailyHaikuPrompt | clover
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winter twilight –
a pair of cardinals devour
the last sunflower seeds
deer in the headlights –
late night
on a quiet gravel road
#DailyHaikuPrompt | late
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fierce north wind –
a harrier skims
the prairie
#DailyHaikuPrompt | sail
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Our haiku prompts for 13-20 June
It doesn't take that long to write 17 syllables.
The prompts are only suggestions.
North South
6/13 Spring Water Sparrow
6/14 Cool Water Cardinal
6/15 Source Winter Grove
6/16 Wind Chimes Porridge
6/17 Roots Melancholy
6/18 Maple Fox
6/19 Mild Sparrow
6/20 Grazing Rime
The winter sun—
On the horse’s back
My frozen shadow.
--Matsuo Bashō