Haiku for National Haiku Writing Month – March 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 14th year. [1] I enjoy writing to the prompts on Facebook. Here are some interesting links: [2]. Our prompter this month is Dorna Hainds [3]. She has done so in July 2025. Thank you for prompting again, Dorna!

To be or not to be 
on this stage
that is the question 
~ Marching to the Stage 

sand falling
down the hour glass 
till final ebb tide 
~ March of the Tides 

first day of school 
with the school cone 
walking home 
~ Child’s First March Home

first pollen 
falling from the willow 
busy bees 
~ March of Pollen 

marching for peace 
reason for day one: 
ICE ICE ICE 
~ Marching for Peace 

the full moon 
shines upon the trees 
not the shadows 
~ March of Shadows 

the moles keep 
worms without heads 
a no-brainer 
~ Worm’s Quiet March

snow melt 
running down the creek 
the pebbles chuckle 
~
Creek’s Muddy March 

chives and garlic 
are peeking out 
too early for the peas 
~ March of Seedlings 

despite the ivy 
the names are still visible 
and not forgotten 
~ Marching past Graves

even the grave 
and somber church yard 
allows bird songs 
~ Marching past Graves



the cranes return 
in v-spaped lines 
with squeakes 
~ Migrant Birds’ Line 

wind shaking 
the bare cherry trees 
wake up blossoms 
~ Wind’s Marching Band 

icicles 
glossed by thawing 
counting drops 
~ March of the Thaw 

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/dorna-hainds   

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