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 Mark Stuart Farrar [3], who had done so previously in March 2023, June 2024, and December 2025. Thanks a lot for prompting, Mark! I enjoyed it very much.
the spider's web
between roes and boxwood
is still empty
~ Empty
weeds and grass
withered in the drought
here they are again
~ Again
in the web
of forgotten memories
he's still dad
~ Forgotten
sunshine and wind
leaf through the trees
i have a journal
~ Through
roger taylor [4]
still the best singing
galileo, galileo
~ Still
the old pond
quite busy as usual
reflecting frog watchers
~ Quite
after midnight
even the skyscrapers loose
light by light
~ After
sepia pictures
pals from school days
all fading away
~ Fading
again and again
crow against red kite
no peace in sight
~ Against
the lotus blossom
just started blooming
under some raindrops
~ Recently
intersecting contrails
not exactly ninety degrees
but a cross
~ Exactly
the fen still burns [5]
the air is filled with smoke
despite the rain
~ Despite
almost empty
the rail replacement bus
near the terminus
~ Almost
old cherry tree
instead of blossoms
snowflakes fall
~ Instead
the nightingale
sings into the afterglow
suddenly
~ Suddenly
four deer
stopping in the twilight
the dog passes
~ Unnoticed
between roes and boxwood
is still empty
~ Empty
weeds and grass
withered in the drought
here they are again
~ Again
in the web
of forgotten memories
he's still dad
~ Forgotten
sunshine and wind
leaf through the trees
i have a journal
~ Through
roger taylor [4]
still the best singing
galileo, galileo
~ Still
the old pond
quite busy as usual
reflecting frog watchers
~ Quite
after midnight
even the skyscrapers loose
light by light
~ After
sepia pictures
pals from school days
all fading away
~ Fading
again and again
crow against red kite
no peace in sight
~ Against
the lotus blossom
just started blooming
under some raindrops
~ Recently
intersecting contrails
not exactly ninety degrees
but a cross
~ Exactly
the fen still burns [5]
the air is filled with smoke
despite the rain
~ Despite
almost empty
the rail replacement bus
near the terminus
~ Almost
old cherry tree
instead of blossoms
snowflakes fall
~ Instead
the nightingale
sings into the afterglow
suddenly
~ Suddenly
four deer
stopping in the twilight
the dog passes
~ Unnoticed
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/mark-stuart-farrar
[4] Roger Meddows Taylor (born 1949) is an English musician, songwriter and record producer. He played drums and has been a backing vocalist for the rock band Queen.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Taylor_(Queen_drummer)
[5] The High Fens in Belgium (near the border to Germany) are burning. The area concerned measures 3200 m² (about 7900 acres).
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