National Haiku Writing Month has been founded by the well known haiku poet Michael Dylan Welch. The goal is to write at least one haiku a day. National Haiku Writing Month is in its 14th year. [1] I enjoy writing to the prompts on Facebook. Here are some interesting links: [2]. Our daily writing prompter for April 2025 has been Shannon M. Blood, who already had been providing prompts for December 2022, August 2024 [3]. Thank you very much, Shannon!
倚杖柴門外，
臨風聽暮蟬。
輞川閒居贈裴秀才迪。
王維。
Leaning on my staff, I stand at the firewood gate.
With the wind in my face, I listen to the cicadas.
Message to the scholar Pei Di during his stay at Wangchuan Villa
Wang Wei [4]
臨風聽暮蟬。
輞川閒居贈裴秀才迪。
王維。
Leaning on my staff, I stand at the firewood gate.
With the wind in my face, I listen to the cicadas.
Message to the scholar Pei Di during his stay at Wangchuan Villa
Wang Wei [4]
like it or not
moving round & round
I would have
~ National Bubble Tea Day and/or
National Military Brats Day
enough room
for any poem
in my pocket universe
~ Poem In Your Pocket Day
and/or World Wish Day
more red roses
much more kisses
where's the ring?
~ KISS YOUR MATE DAY
and/or PAY IT FORWARD DAY
- .-. -.-- / - --- / ..-. .. --. ..- .-. . /
--- ..- - / -- -.-- / .... .- .. -.- ..- / .. -. / -- --- .-. ... . / -.-. --- -.. . /
.. - .----. ... / -- --- .-. ... . / -.-. --- -.. . /
try to figure out
my haiku in morse code
it's Morse Code Day
~ Morse Code Day and/or
Woody Woodpecker Day [5]
the universe
is a folded pretzel
enjoy
~ International Sculpture Day
and/or National Pretzel Day
if we would be
as valiant as little penguins
this world had a chance
~ World Penguin Day 2025 [6]
rotary dial telephones
and telephone booths
the art of the dial
~ National Telephone Day and/or
Parental Alienation Awareness Day (PAAD)
jog around
or eat hot dogs
perfect day for both
~ National Pig In A Blanket Day
and/or Love Your Thighs Day
don't put this
haiku to a test
take a chance
~ National Talk Like Shakespeare Day and/or
National Take A Chance Day [7]
look before you leap
or better not
just take a chance
~ National Talk Like Shakespeare Day and/or
National Take A Chance Day [8]
joining
the ban sugar movement
with a stash of jelly bens
~ National Jelly Bean Day
and/or School Bus Drivers’ Day
not trespassing
across nature's grasslands
no keep off
~ Keep Off The Grass Day and/or
Bulldogs Are Beautiful Day
smelling weed
in the smoke
memories
~ Go Fly A Kite Day
and/or National Weed Day
go fly your kite
Charlie Brown
says the tree
~ Go Fly A Kite Day
and/or National Weed Day
World Circus Day
no invitation yet
to the White House
~ Take Your Parents To The Playground Day
and/or World Circus Day
no championship
not even for crackers
just playing marbles
~ Animal Crackers Birthday
and/or World Marbles Day
blah blah blah
blah blah blah blah blah
debatable
~ Blah Blah Blah Day and/or
International Haiku Poetry Day
blah blah blah
blah blah blah blah blah
it's a haiku!
~ Blah Blah Blah Day and/or
International Haiku Poetry Day
rain is the voice
of the corrugated iron roof
and its damnation
~ Emancipation Day
and/or World Voice Day
moving round & round
I would have
~ National Bubble Tea Day and/or
National Military Brats Day
enough room
for any poem
in my pocket universe
~ Poem In Your Pocket Day
and/or World Wish Day
more red roses
much more kisses
where's the ring?
~ KISS YOUR MATE DAY
and/or PAY IT FORWARD DAY
- .-. -.-- / - --- / ..-. .. --. ..- .-. . /
--- ..- - / -- -.-- / .... .- .. -.- ..- / .. -. / -- --- .-. ... . / -.-. --- -.. . /
.. - .----. ... / -- --- .-. ... . / -.-. --- -.. . /
try to figure out
my haiku in morse code
it's Morse Code Day
~ Morse Code Day and/or
Woody Woodpecker Day [5]
the universe
is a folded pretzel
enjoy
~ International Sculpture Day
and/or National Pretzel Day
if we would be
as valiant as little penguins
this world had a chance
~ World Penguin Day 2025 [6]
rotary dial telephones
and telephone booths
the art of the dial
~ National Telephone Day and/or
Parental Alienation Awareness Day (PAAD)
jog around
or eat hot dogs
perfect day for both
~ National Pig In A Blanket Day
and/or Love Your Thighs Day
don't put this
haiku to a test
take a chance
~ National Talk Like Shakespeare Day and/or
National Take A Chance Day [7]
look before you leap
or better not
just take a chance
~ National Talk Like Shakespeare Day and/or
National Take A Chance Day [8]
joining
the ban sugar movement
with a stash of jelly bens
~ National Jelly Bean Day
and/or School Bus Drivers’ Day
not trespassing
across nature's grasslands
no keep off
~ Keep Off The Grass Day and/or
Bulldogs Are Beautiful Day
smelling weed
in the smoke
memories
~ Go Fly A Kite Day
and/or National Weed Day
go fly your kite
Charlie Brown
says the tree
~ Go Fly A Kite Day
and/or National Weed Day
World Circus Day
no invitation yet
to the White House
~ Take Your Parents To The Playground Day
and/or World Circus Day
no championship
not even for crackers
just playing marbles
~ Animal Crackers Birthday
and/or World Marbles Day
blah blah blah
blah blah blah blah blah
debatable
~ Blah Blah Blah Day and/or
International Haiku Poetry Day
blah blah blah
blah blah blah blah blah
it's a haiku!
~ Blah Blah Blah Day and/or
International Haiku Poetry Day
rain is the voice
of the corrugated iron roof
and its damnation
~ Emancipation Day
and/or World Voice Day
Links and Annotations:
[1] National Haiku Writing Month https://www.facebook.com/NaHaiWriMo
[2] „To help with haiku fundamentals, please have a look at "Becoming a Haiku Poet" at https://www.graceguts.com/essays/becoming-a-haiku-poet. And please review the "Haiku Checklist" at https://www.graceguts.com/essays/haiku-checklist.
[3] https://www.nahaiwrimo.com/meet-the-prompters/shannon-m-blood
[4] Wang Wei (王維) is a poet, painter, musician, and politician of the Tang Dynasty. According to Wikipedia, he lived from 699 to 759, which corresponds to my old textbook, which I used for a Tang poetry course a long time ago. He is one of the most important poets of the Tang Dynasty, and therefore we find 29 of his poems in the anthology 300 Poems of the Tang Dynasty (唐詩三百首). I found a total of four books of his poems and several more in the collection Complete Poems of the Tang Dynasty (全唐詩) from 1705.
[5] BTW: I like Snoopy's friend Woody better than Woody Woodpecker. Woody talks a bit like morse code: https://x.com/Snoopy/status/462947750381125632
[6] Hasn't been a prompt.
[7] ABBA
[8] Wystan Hugh Auden
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