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 September 2025 is Herbert P. Shippey [3], who is doing so for the first time. Thank you very much, Herbert!
golden autumn
wind in the trees
you dance with the leaves
~ Wind
lizard & ACDC
rock legends
but who knows lizard?
~ Lizard
Où est
la plume de ma tante ?
Et ma tante ?
~ Feather [4]
happy kids
with the eagle's feather
a magpie had left
~ Feather
two herons
during mating dance
but we stay apart
~ Egret
the egret keeps
its feather white and clean
plodding the pond
~ Egret
an egret landing
on the water buffalo's back
clicking cameras
~ Egret
in the sluggish stream
the minnows are darting
no intend to catch them
~ Minnows
goldenrod
innocent rest of summer
even in fog
~ Goldenrod
sand flows
through my hand
time is eternal, though
~ Sand
sleeping buddha
roots in the air
dreams within dreams
~ Roots
on the coffin
dead leaves and drizzle
then roses and lilies
~ Leaves
autumn leaves
vroom vroooommmmmm
leaf blower man
~ Leaves
in the hedgerow
the crickets are chirping
social media, too
~ Cicadas
still summer
sloes and hawthorn
ready for frost
~ Briers
two crows
sitting on the scarecrows
how wise
~ Crow
chattering crows
and a flying crowbar
both annoying
~ Crow
drab sky
above the water lilies
no worries though
~ Lily
after the storm
the rapids are hissing
silent tears
~ Rapids
the buzzard gains
altitude in the thermals
just to descend
~ Buzzard
wind in the trees
you dance with the leaves
~ Wind
lizard & ACDC
rock legends
but who knows lizard?
~ Lizard
Où est
la plume de ma tante ?
Et ma tante ?
~ Feather [4]
happy kids
with the eagle's feather
a magpie had left
~ Feather
two herons
during mating dance
but we stay apart
~ Egret
the egret keeps
its feather white and clean
plodding the pond
~ Egret
an egret landing
on the water buffalo's back
clicking cameras
~ Egret
in the sluggish stream
the minnows are darting
no intend to catch them
~ Minnows
goldenrod
innocent rest of summer
even in fog
~ Goldenrod
sand flows
through my hand
time is eternal, though
~ Sand
sleeping buddha
roots in the air
dreams within dreams
~ Roots
on the coffin
dead leaves and drizzle
then roses and lilies
~ Leaves
autumn leaves
vroom vroooommmmmm
leaf blower man
~ Leaves
in the hedgerow
the crickets are chirping
social media, too
~ Cicadas
still summer
sloes and hawthorn
ready for frost
~ Briers
two crows
sitting on the scarecrows
how wise
~ Crow
chattering crows
and a flying crowbar
both annoying
~ Crow
drab sky
above the water lilies
no worries though
~ Lily
after the storm
the rapids are hissing
silent tears
~ Rapids
the buzzard gains
altitude in the thermals
just to descend
~ Buzzard
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. Please review the "Haiku Checklist" at https://www.graceguts.com/essays/haiku-checklist. I also recommend to read: https://www.nahaiwrimo.com/why-no-5-7-5
[3] https://www.nahaiwrimo.com/meet-the-prompters/herbert-p-shippey
[4] Translation: Where is / my aunt's feather? / And my aunt?
La plume de ma tante had been used in early exercises teaching French, but is obviously of little practical use.
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[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. Please review the "Haiku Checklist" at https://www.graceguts.com/essays/haiku-checklist. I also recommend to read: https://www.nahaiwrimo.com/why-no-5-7-5
[3] https://www.nahaiwrimo.com/meet-the-prompters/herbert-p-shippey
[4] Translation: Where is / my aunt's feather? / And my aunt?
La plume de ma tante had been used in early exercises teaching French, but is obviously of little practical use.
.
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