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 prompter this month is Hazel Hall, who alteady had done so in 2017 and 2025 [3]. Thanks a lot for being our prompter this month, Hazel!
the fabric of time
is smoothly moving
as you in silk
~ Smooth
the fuss about
the china restaurant syndrome
just a joke
~ Umami [4]
autumn rain
with a bitter hops tea
fragrant memories
~ Bitter
brussel sprouts
in cider vinegar
ready to eat
~ Sour
a salty dog
full of stories
none untold
~ Salty
the morning
colored in maple syrup
already a sweet kiss
~ Sweet
come in
warbles the witch
though halloween is far
~ Warble
a blackbird
singing in the rain
no tap dance, though
~ Sing
we walk in silence
only the murmuring brook
and a light breeze
~ Murmur
past waking call
I wink an eye
still vacation
~ Call
heated shouting
red heads and arguments
then tears
~ Shout
both watching
the striated lemur and i
through the glass
~ Striated
mountain range
on a cloudy day
watching the foliage
~ Cloudy
clear view
says the captain fuzzily
fasten seatbelts
~ Clear
is smoothly moving
as you in silk
~ Smooth
the fuss about
the china restaurant syndrome
just a joke
~ Umami [4]
autumn rain
with a bitter hops tea
fragrant memories
~ Bitter
brussel sprouts
in cider vinegar
ready to eat
~ Sour
a salty dog
full of stories
none untold
~ Salty
the morning
colored in maple syrup
already a sweet kiss
~ Sweet
come in
warbles the witch
though halloween is far
~ Warble
a blackbird
singing in the rain
no tap dance, though
~ Sing
we walk in silence
only the murmuring brook
and a light breeze
~ Murmur
past waking call
I wink an eye
still vacation
~ Call
heated shouting
red heads and arguments
then tears
~ Shout
both watching
the striated lemur and i
through the glass
~ Striated
mountain range
on a cloudy day
watching the foliage
~ Cloudy
clear view
says the captain fuzzily
fasten seatbelts
~ Clear
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/hazel-hall
[4] The so-called "Chinese Restaurant Syndrome" is an unsubstantiated myth, which started with a letter to the editor of the „New England Journal of Medicine“ (NEJM) in 1968. It was suggested that the umami enhancer monosodium glutamate (MSG) might be the cause of symptoms like numbness, heart palpitations, and others. It isn't clear if this was a (sick) joke. It took on a life of its own, and I believe there are still people who, for this reason, ask at Chinese restaurants whether the dishes are prepared without MSG, which is safe for consumption at normal levels.
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