Haiku for National Haiku Writing Month – February 2026 First Half

 
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 15th year. [1] I enjoy writing to the prompts on Facebook. Here are some interesting links: [2]. Our daily writing prompter this month is Michael Dylan Welch [3], NaHaiWriMo founder has been prompting for us for us every year during February since 2011. Thank you very much, Michael!

drizzle collecting
on the banana leaves
then falls off
~ Drizzle 

the sled just passed
though the embers are dying
it's still warm
~ Embers

an icicle
on a stalactite
slipping off, now
~ Icicles 

angry clouds
thunder and lightning
we're ready for it
~ Lightning

fog wafting
across the cemetery
can't hide the Tears
~ Fog

Mount Yasur
red lava flowing
we run, run, run
~ Lava

zephyr blowing
across the daisies
ready for spring
~ Zephyr

no greenhouse
for my saplings
but still i care
~ Sapling

no greenhouse
for my saplings
but still i care
~ Saplings

no greenhouse
for my saplings
but still i care
~ Root

withering petals
of your birthday bouquet
I'll keep it
~ Petals

end of winter
the willow is weeping
silently as we
~ Willow

listening to
an evergreen in the radio
heartwarming
~ Evergreen

at the edge
of winter turning into spring
half opened blossoms
~ Blossom

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] Michael Dylan Welch. NaHaiWriMo founder and daily writing prompter for February 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. https://www.nahaiwrimo.com/meet-the-prompters/michael-dylan-welch 

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