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 Rick Daddario [3]. Rick has done so before in October 2023, April 2024, and November 2025. Thanks a lot for prompting, Rick! It has been a pleasure to write haiku to your prompts.
the lights go down
night soothing day's wounds
but the willow weeps
~ Light
last embers
in their own ash
sparks of hope
~ Ash
wild hooves across
camargue's salt marshes
egrets flying up
~ Marsh
no crash
just shivering
on the hudson
~ Crash
no crash
before nirvana
just darkness
~ Crash
the squirrel
jumps on a branch
carpet of blossoms
~ Branch
endlessly empty
since you have gone
your fragrance lingers
no fire
no one around
driftwood in peace
~ Drift
sailing
through dublin
Lá Bloom
~ Bloom
stones thrown
ripples on the lake
two embrace and part
~ Stone
in the twilight
even the cherry blossoms
are silhouettes
~ Twilight
calligraphy
with a brush
and my tongue
~ Brush [4]
the wind
in the sturdy canvas
recalling a melody
~ Canvas
the wind
in the sturdy canvas
recalling a tune
~ Canvas (Alternative)
down the corniche
still breathing
still …
~ Breathing [5]
blackcurrants
even written in blue ink
recalling the taste
~ Ink
pouring rain
kindling the delicate flame
shivering
~ Flame
night soothing day's wounds
but the willow weeps
~ Light
last embers
in their own ash
sparks of hope
~ Ash
wild hooves across
camargue's salt marshes
egrets flying up
~ Marsh
no crash
just shivering
on the hudson
~ Crash
no crash
before nirvana
just darkness
~ Crash
the squirrel
jumps on a branch
carpet of blossoms
~ Branch
endlessly empty
since you have gone
your fragrance lingers
no fire
no one around
driftwood in peace
~ Drift
sailing
through dublin
Lá Bloom
~ Bloom
stones thrown
ripples on the lake
two embrace and part
~ Stone
in the twilight
even the cherry blossoms
are silhouettes
~ Twilight
calligraphy
with a brush
and my tongue
~ Brush [4]
the wind
in the sturdy canvas
recalling a melody
~ Canvas
the wind
in the sturdy canvas
recalling a tune
~ Canvas (Alternative)
down the corniche
still breathing
still …
~ Breathing [5]
blackcurrants
even written in blue ink
recalling the taste
~ Ink
pouring rain
kindling the delicate flame
shivering
~ Flame
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/rick-daddario
[4] The large characters mean: "Talking about is easy" - I've written these characters at the inauguration party of a friend's doctoral degree (Dr. phil.) in sinology, which is what the small characters on the right side say. Not to be seen are all the names, all written in Chinese characters by the participants of the party.
[5] I know, the Princess of Monaco (Grace Kelly) didn't die directly of her injuries, when her car crashed at the Corniche, but the accident inspired me. You might, however, like her more driving in "To Catch a Thief".
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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/rick-daddario
[4] The large characters mean: "Talking about is easy" - I've written these characters at the inauguration party of a friend's doctoral degree (Dr. phil.) in sinology, which is what the small characters on the right side say. Not to be seen are all the names, all written in Chinese characters by the participants of the party.
[5] I know, the Princess of Monaco (Grace Kelly) didn't die directly of her injuries, when her car crashed at the Corniche, but the accident inspired me. You might, however, like her more driving in "To Catch a Thief".
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