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 has been Robert Kingston [3]. Robert has done so before in May 2024. Thank you for prompting, Robert!
up & down
and up & down
yacht in the swell
~ Swell
land ahoy
and no curry
for columbus
~ Land
lazy vacation
kids collecting sea shells
dad's busy, too
~ Shell
the spring wreath is bound
strike up music for dance
~ Music
baroque music
flooding inside
rain outside
~ Music
shifting gear
you think of radar love
every now and then
~ Radar [4]
after ice
now water lilies
on the sauna pool
~ Pool
entering
the theatre of life
acting and EXIT
~ Theatre
ENTER
the theatre of life
EXIT
~ Theatre
winking an eye
well past sunrise
a pastime
~ Sunrise
there she blows
daggoo is calling
not timmy of corpse
~ Whale [5]
first plonk
then balance on the plank
and … plunk
~ Plank
cocktails
and umbrella drinks
all inclusive trip
~ Cocktail
the wind
in the prayer flags
still praying
~ Wind
after sunset
even the cherry blossoms
turn black
~ Sunset
sunset colors
not watching the wayang play
but your silhouette
~ Sunset
still climbing
indian rope man
and julie of course
~ Rope [6]
marvel at
the gull's flight
feeding on your snack
~ Gull
charon's dock
hardly to see
but we all find it
~ Dock
and up & down
yacht in the swell
~ Swell
land ahoy
and no curry
for columbus
~ Land
lazy vacation
kids collecting sea shells
dad's busy, too
~ Shell
the spring wreath is bound
strike up music for dance
~ Music
baroque music
flooding inside
rain outside
~ Music
shifting gear
you think of radar love
every now and then
~ Radar [4]
after ice
now water lilies
on the sauna pool
~ Pool
entering
the theatre of life
acting and EXIT
~ Theatre
ENTER
the theatre of life
EXIT
~ Theatre
winking an eye
well past sunrise
a pastime
~ Sunrise
there she blows
daggoo is calling
not timmy of corpse
~ Whale [5]
first plonk
then balance on the plank
and … plunk
~ Plank
cocktails
and umbrella drinks
all inclusive trip
~ Cocktail
the wind
in the prayer flags
still praying
~ Wind
after sunset
even the cherry blossoms
turn black
~ Sunset
sunset colors
not watching the wayang play
but your silhouette
~ Sunset
still climbing
indian rope man
and julie of course
~ Rope [6]
marvel at
the gull's flight
feeding on your snack
~ Gull
charon's dock
hardly to see
but we all find it
~ Dock
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/robert-kingston
[4] Radar Love by Golden Earring
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckM51xoTC2U
[5] I added a comment:
“I have to apologize as I couldn't resist - recently there has been a fuss about a stranded whale in Germany, which had been called Timmy and is most post probably dead by now despite rescue efforts.”
[6] Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity - Indian Rope Man (1969)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuIFYp6hlhc
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