Haiku for “Walking the path together...” – August 2026

I'd like to share some haiku I've written during August 2026 for the Facebook Group “PERCORRIAMO INSIEME... HAIKU E DINTORNI “Walking the path together...” [1]. Initiator of this group is Mrs Tiziana Ciola, who also prompted for “National Haiku Writing Month” [2]. I enjoyed very much writing there and the criticism and encouragement have been incredible. Right now I don't have enough time to read and write about other writer's haiku, though this improves your own efforts. Still in 2026 I have travels to come to Poland and Japan, but afterwards I hope that I'll still be welcome in this group.

Prompt ~ The Train and The Journey
summer vacation
the rattata rattata
and lazy eyes shut

Variation:
summer vacation
the surf rolls out softly
lazy eyes shut 

Prompt ~ Evening breeze
evening breeze 
filled with dark scents 
evanescing

Prompt ~ Figs
eating dried figs 
under the large fig tree 
a bit crazy

Prompt ~ Corn Cobs 
golden corn cobs 
hanging on withered plants 
harvest moon

Prompt ~ Gilthead Seabream 
under the moon 
the golden specks of seabreams 
escaping at last 

Prompt ~ Tent / Curtains!   
camping at the lake 
no luxury in the tent 
but no mosquitos

Prompt ~ Hydrangeas 
a pot of 
withered hydrangeas 
everlasting

Prompt ~ Drought
during this drought 
unripe apples are falling 
without a sound

Prompt ~ Summer Rain
a sudden rain 
on the parched country road 
this scent of summer

Variation:
a sudden rain 
on the parched country road 
wet holes in the dust

Prompt ~ Sweat
last day 
of summer vacation 
still sweating 

Prompt ~ "Fumo"
autumn approaches 
grey smoke leaves the chimney 
as leaves change color

Variation:
grey smoke
from the chimney —
leaves changing Color

Prompt ~ with azure moss and flowers
the graves are covered 
with azure moss and flowers 
but we keep Walking 

Prompt ~ Midges / Gnats 
camping at the lake 
humans are on the menu 
in gnat's fav resto

Prompt ~ Beach Evenings
beach evening 
plastic clings to seaweed 
but our eyes are shut

Prompt ~ Shooting Stars
summer is ending 
the meteors are to come 
we wait under clouds

Prompt ~ Mallow
mallow flower tea 
evening at the hostel 
recalling each time 

Prompt ~ Wheel
looking at 
the dharma wheel and sunflower 
both turn

Changed to:
look at
the dharma wheel and sunflower
both are turning 

Prompt ~ Blueberries
picking blueberries 
the hands are already blue 
as mouth and tongue

Prompt ~ Summer Breeze
summer breeze 
the reeds are bowing
as the boat rocks

Prompt ~ Salamander
the salamander 
under the marsh marigolds 
not minding the rain

Prompt ~ Zinnias
a bumble bee 
on the violet zinnia 
only I watch

Links and Annotations:
[1] PERCORRIAMO INSIEME... HAIKU E DINTORNI “Walking the path together...”
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1569690610826719/ 
[2] National Haiku Writing Month 
https://www.facebook.com/NaHaiWriMo 

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Haiku for National Haiku Writing Month – August 2026 Second 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 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

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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Haiku for National Haiku Writing Month – August 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 Mark Stuart Farrar [3], who has done so previously in March 2023, June 2024, and December 2025. Thanks a lot for prompting, Mark! 

while we kiss 
it is raining 
not minding 
~ While

Or maybe:
it is raining 
while we kiss 
not minding 
~ While

this summer 
heat, heat and drought 
enough is enough 
~ Enough

somehow 
we survive
i guess 
~ Somehow

the wind churns in the tree 
and the cherries fall 
all but one 
~ Except

the fresh linen 
smells of childhood 
only sometimes 
~ Only

in the attic 
old boxes lingering 
and your fragrance 
~ Lingering

before sunrise 
all dreams come true 
keep dreaming 
~ Before

wild things leap 
without thinking 
-: MAGA does, too
~ Without

too dry 
and too much rain 
every summer 
~ Always

listening to 
resonating silence 
perhaps a revelation 
~ Perhaps

in my garden 
cherry, plum, apple blossoms 
 are white, but … 
~ Unlike 

eventually 
even boys grow up 
-: or not 
~ Eventually

no people 
in the old church 
but prayers stay 
~ Silent

the family 
on the faded picture 
not beyond repair 
~ Beyond

and kilometers 
to go before I sleep 
frost vs. metric 
~ Versus 

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  

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Haiku for National Haiku Writing Month – July 2026

 

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 Tiziana Ciola [3], who has prompting for NaHaiWriMo for the first time, with an “Alice in Wonderland” theme. Thanks a lot for prompting, Tiziana! It has been a pleasure to write haiku to your prompts, though I had been travelling through remote locations in Mongolia without even electricity. I hope there'll be another opportunity to answer to your promts, Tiziana!

only mother 
may enter the christmas room 
we try to peep 
~ The Lovely Garden 
(a distant longing seen through a keyhole) 

never lost 
the tiny golden key 
is covered in mud 
~ The Tiny Golden Key 
(hidden passages, locked opportunities) 

a man on a one palm island 
running around 
guilty, of course 
~ The Caucus Race 
(running in circles with no destination) [4]

when sorrow 
fills a pool of tears 
weepers drain it 
~ Pool of Tears 
(swimming in one’s own emotions) 

babies drink from this bottle 
for a lifetime of 
growing and shrinking 
~ The “Drink Me” Bottle 
(growing and shrinking) 

sand flowing 
through the hourglass 
as time goes by 
~ Pocket Watch 
(hurry, the ticking of time) 

falling down 
an utterly ordinary day 
but the wounds won't heal 
~ The Rabbit Hole

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/tiziana-ciola 
[4] I've once used something similar as a zen riddle for friends. Text in several languages, mostly German. 
Eine einsame Insel im Pazifik
Eine einsame Insel im Pazifik. Ein Mann geht im Kreis um die einzige Palme. Natürlich hat er Unrecht!

[A lonely island in the Pacific
A lonely island in the Pacific. A man walks in circles around the only palm tree. Of course, he is wrong!]
https://rheumatologe.blogspot.com/2017/09/eine-einsame-insel-im-pazifik.htm  

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Haiku for National Haiku Writing Month – May 2026 Second 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 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

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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Haiku for National Haiku Writing Month – June 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 1s Rick Daddario [3]. Rick has done so before in October 2023, April 2024, and November 2025. Thank you for prompting, Rick!

jealousy in 
the voice in the hollow 
a pact with evil 
~ Hollow

sirocco leaving 
ripples in the sand 
messages to read 
~ Ripple




kysylkum 
no tree, no shade 
just a picnic spot 
~ Shade

green moss around 
the stones and the old pond 
not the rolling stones 
~ Moss

furry creases 
and yellowed paper 
your last letter 
~ Paper

the moon shines 
through the fresh beech foliage 
Green Lantern 
~ Lantern

the cherry blossoms 
seem so brittle 
but last long enough 
~ Brittle

echo of silence 
peeling off the wall 
gratitude 
~ Echo

soft breeze 
moving buttercups 
and butterflies 
~ Soft

after the storm 
petals on the ground 
and spring 
~ Petal

primordial 
out of monochrome 
colors arise 
~ Pre-Dawn

sleepless 
at pre-dawn 
a sneak preview 
~ Pre-Dawn

kung fu painting 
strokes fast as lightning 
from the palette 
~ Palette

nature's palette 
not color no. 3434 
just the sky 
~ Palette

the moon retreats 
the night gets darker 
still some embers glow 
~ Ember

after the rain 
mists fill the valley 
fogged-up glasses, too 
~ Mist

don't tell me 
you don't remember 
the tide is high 
~ Tide

sand castles 
vanishing 
with the tides 
~ Tide

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 

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Haiku for National Haiku Writing Month – May 2026 Second 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 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

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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Haiku for National Haiku Writing Month – May 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 Robert Kingston [3]. Robert has done so before in May 2024. Thank you for prompting, Robert!

a flock of crows  
cackles at the kites 
without loudspeakers 
~ Tannoy

april 21st 
all we see 
fog in fog 
~ Fog [4]

fog forming 
droplets on the coffin 
and cheeks 
~ Fog

come on in 
blow your horns and pipes 
the circus is in town 
~ Horn

we are silent 
the fan in the lift 
talks enough 
~ Lift

we are silent 
the ventilator in the elevator 
talks enough 
~ Lift (variant)

the mentalist 
looking for a diner 
as jack reacher 
~ Diner

across the bridge 
the sun is still shining 
I bathe in rain 
~ Sun

new wave 
splashing across 
the dance floors 
~ Wave [5]



waving 
at the wake 
still a scar 
~ Wave 

at the beach 
wave after wave 
not alone 
~ Wave

modern ships sail 
without figureheads 
as they lack a soul 
~ Figurehead

i could have 
figured it out in my head 
today it's “figurehead” 
~ Figurehead

romance 
the figureheads 
at titanic's bow 
~ Bow

bow & tie 
bow & arrow 
& a figurehead 
~ Bow

lazing aft 
on a sunny afternoon 
sipping ... tea 
~ Aft

good bye love 
looking at the stern
then at the wake 
~ Stern

aft the sharks 
the iceberg foreship 
and the midship gone 
~ Midship

noah's ark 
sailed without crows nest 
should we, too 
~ Crows Nest 

full moon 
behind the maypole 
the wind moving both 
~ Moon

no constellations 
on the walk of fame 
only lonely stars 
~ Constellation

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] The reference is “The Fog “ by John Carpenter [4a]. Two line by Edgar Allen Poe are quoted: “All that we see or seem / Is but a dream within a dream.” Quotes from a fictional diary begin with: “April, the twentyfirst”.
[4a] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fog and 
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fog_%E2%80%93_Nebel_des_Grauens_(1980) 
[5] Astrud Gilberto and Stan Getz - The Girl From Ipanema (1964) LIVE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVdaFQhS86E 
Bossa nova is Portuguese for new wave.

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Haiku for National Haiku Writing Month – April 2026 Second 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 has been Andrea Piscitelli Narciso [3]. Andrea has done so before in May 2017, June 2023, and May 2024. Thank you for your interesting and challeging prompts, Andrea!

wildflowers 
always fighting 
even themselves 
~ Wildflowers

forgotten wet laundry 
smells like wet dog 
but doesn't bark 
~ Wet Dog

looking at 
the verdant valley 
a crow crosses 
~ Verdant

man and dog 
on this lazy sunday 
traipsing along 
~ Traipse

fresh green thickets 
dandelions in the meadows 
I sing with the birds 
~ Thicket 

out of the cold earth 
the hop tendrils wind upwards 
to cast cool shadows 
~ Tendrils

all the sunflowers 
are turning their heads 
as the sun speeds off 
~ Sunflower Field 

the sun shines 
through the fresh maple leaves 
a checkerboard of circles 
~ Sun-Dappled

the spider's web 
silken and sticky 
still empty 
~ Spider Web

drowsy 
the sun behind the shades 
joins the siesta 
~ Siesta

a walk on the beach 
enjoying sun and ocean 
oh, sandy feet 
~ Sandy Feet

in the riverbed 
tossing and turning 
as in our bed 
~ Riverbed

all wishing 
to be reborn 
as nature does 
~ Rebirth

onwards to mars 
calling 
REBIRTH REBIRTH REBIRTH 
~ Rebirth

to the rhythm 
of the raindrops 
sipping tea ~ Raindrops

a blackbird flies 
into the cherry tree 
petals trundling down 
~ Petals

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/andrea-piscitelli-narciso-2023 

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Haiku for National Haiku Writing Month – April 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  Andrea Piscitelli Narciso[3]. Andrea has done so before in May 2017, June 2023, and May 2024. Thank you for prompting again, Andrea!

moonwake 
the silent scar 
of a leaving boat 
~ Moonwake

moonwake 
coffee or beer 
hikiwake 
~ Moonwake

finnegans wake 
is about whiskey 
not coffee 
~ Moonwake

slow and moody 
the river meanders 
then foams over the cliff  
~ Meander

off road 
across the grasslands 
a red kite above 
~ Grasslands 

only the wind 
behind the grapevine 
I hear you 
~ Grapevine

golden hour 
beats happy hour beats 
rush hour 
~ Golden Hour

coffee and tea 
brioche, marmelade and wasps 
welcome to the party 
~ Garden Party

we love 
the yellow flecks on the meadow 
humans and cattle 
~ Fleck of Color 

too early 
for fireflies 
but imagening 
~ Firefly [4]



cape town's 
oranjezicht farmers market 
a thief's paradise 
~ Farmers Market 

some walk on sunshine 
some on dew-kissed grass 
just one on water 
~ Dew-Kissed 

dew-kissed 
the narcissus waits 
for the sun's kiss 
~ Dew-Kissed 

counting stars on 
the hollywood walk of fame 
except for one 
~ Counting Stars 

black desert night 
counting the stars above 
until you catch sleep 
~ Counting Stars 

no ice left
the water is running smoothly
at the cascade 
~ Cascade

you might not 
like a bee sting, how about 
a bee sting cake 
~ Bee Sting

sitting 
in the apple grove 
with only one flower 
~ Apple Grove 

april showers 
on the fresh blossoms 
glossing the view 
~ April Showers 

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/andrea-piscitelli-narciso-2023 
[4] Strange coincidence – I've just started to read Sara Lewis: Silent Sparks. The Wondrous World of Fireflies.

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