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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Die Hitze und das Ankern zur Nacht bei der Ahornbrücke - With an English translation below

Es war heiß -: heiß, heiß, heiß. Und zwar ging es rauf bis 41° C, jedenfalls auf meinem Thermometer, das im Schatten platziert ist. Und ich habe einen Fächer hervorgesucht. Dann schaute ich auf den Fächer und fand darauf ein Gedicht aus der Tang-Zeit und zwar ein sehr bekanntes, das ich vor etwa fünf Jahren hier auf dem Blog in Übersetzung und im Original vorgestellt hatte [1]. Und dann schaute ich mir noch einen zweiten Fächer an und auch auf dem zweiten Fächer war dieses Gedicht von jemand anderem ebenso mit dem Pinsel geschrieben. Es handelt sich also um zwei Unikate, nicht um Drucke. Auch die Bilder sind Originale. Die Bilder davon stelle ich ebenfalls hier ins Netz. Dazu habe ich das Rollbild in meiner Kölner Wohnung extra noch einmal abfotografiert; das Original von diesem Bild kann man sich auf Wikipedia ansehen [2]. Das hat ein Gelehrter der Qing-Dynastie (清代) mit Namen Yu Yue (俞樾) geschrieben. Die Stele steht im Han Shan Tempel (寒山寺) in Suzhou (蘇州). Dieser Tempel stammt aus der Liang Dynastie, also 502-519 n. Chr. Das wichtigste Merkmal dieses Tempels ist eigentlich das Gedicht von Zhang Ji, das ich jetzt noch einmal zeigen werde. Hanshan (寒山) heißt kalter Berg und Hanshan ist natürlich auch eine Persönlichkeit und zwar der Zenmönch Hanshan [3]. Aber ob es sich wirklich um eine historische Persönlichkeit des 7. oder 8. Jahrhunderts gehandelt hat, bleibt fraglich. Mir ist er als erstmals während meines Studiums in Taiwan begegnet, also in den 1970er Jahren, und zwar in einem Nachdruck der Übersetzung der Hanshan Gedichte von Gary Snyder. Diese Übersetzung war auch ausschlaggebend für die Beat Generation (z.B. Jack Kerouac oder Allen Ginsberg). Dieser Hanshan hat direkt mit dem Tempel nichts zu tun, es handelt sich um eine Namensgleichheit, die aber zu Assoziationen verleitet.

Aber nun zum Gedicht:
楓橋夜泊
張繼
月落烏啼霜滿天
江楓漁火對愁眠
姑蘇城外寒山寺
夜半鐘聲到客船

Ankern zur Nacht bei der Ahornbrücke
von Zhang Ji
Der Mond geht unter, Krähen krächzen und der Himmel ist voll von Frost
Dahindämmernd blicke ich auf Fluss und Ahornbäume im Schein der Angelfeuer
Aus dem Hanshan-Tempel außerhalb von Suzhou
Klingt die Mitternachtsglocke herüber zum Passagierboot 

Nur dieses Gedichte von Zhang Ji wurde in die Anthologie 300 Gedichte der Tang-Zeit (唐詩三百首) aufgenommen. Sun Zhu (孫洙), ein Gelehrter zur Zeit der Qing-Dynastie, hatte diese im Jahr 1763 kompiliert. Insgesamt 48 Gedichte von Zhang Ji finden sich in der riesigen Kompilation Komplette Tang-Gedichte (全唐詩) aus dem Jahr 1705. Diese Kompilation geht wie das bekannte Wörterbuch (康熙字典) auf den Kaiser Kangxi (康熙帝) zurück, der von 1654 bis 1722 lebte. 

Über Zhang Ji (張繼) ist nicht viel bekannt, sein Geburtsjahr ist unklar, vielleicht 712-715, 753 hat er die Prüfung zum Jinshi (進士) bestanden und 779 ist er verstorben [4]. Das Gedicht Ankern zur Nacht bei der Ahornbrücke (楓橋夜泊) ist sein bekanntestes Gedicht.

Links und Anmerkungen:
[1] FreitagsGedichte / #KurzLyrik 01.01.2021 
https://rheumatologe.blogspot.com/2021/01/freitagsgedichte-kurzlyrik-01012021.html 
[2] Es handelt sich um eine Stele.
寒山寺楓橋夜泊詩碑 
https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-cn/File:%E4%BF%9E%E6%A8%BE%E6%A5%93%E6%A9%8B%E5%A4%9C%E6%B3%8A%E8%A9%A9%E7%A2%91.jpg 
[3] https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han-Shan  
https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%AF%92%E5%B1%B1 
[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_Ji_(poet_from_Hubei) 
https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%BC%B5%E7%B9%BC_(%E5%94%90%E6%9C%9D) 

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The Heat and A Night Mooring near Maple Bridge

It was hot—hot, hot, hot. Temperatures climbed as high as 41°C—at least on my thermometer, which is placed in the shade. I dug out a fan. Looking at it, I found a poem from the Tang Dynasty—a very famous one, in fact—which I had posted here on the blog about five years ago, featuring both the translation and the original text [1]. Then I examined a second fan, and found the same poem on that one too, written by someone else with a brush; these are unique pieces, not prints. The images on them are originals as well. I am posting photos of them here. For this purpose, I took a new photograph of the hanging scroll in my Cologne apartment; the original of this image can be viewed on Wikipedia [2]. The calligraphy was executed by a Qing Dynasty (清代) scholar named Yu Yue (俞樾). The stele stands in the Hanshan Temple (寒山寺) in Suzhou (蘇州). This temple dates back to the Liang Dynasty—specifically, 502–519 AD. The temple's most significant feature is arguably the poem by Zhang Ji, which I am showing here once again. Hanshan (寒山) means "Cold Mountain," but Hanshan is also the name of a historical figure—the Zen monk Hanshan [3]. However, whether he was truly a historical figure from the 7th or 8th century remains open to discussion. I first encountered him during my studies in Taiwan in the 1970s, specifically in a reprint of Gary Snyder’s translation of the Hanshan poems. That translation was also of pivotal influence on the Beat Generation (e.g., Jack Kerouac or Allen Ginsberg). This Hanshan has no direct connection to the temple; it is merely a case of the same name, though it naturally invites associations. 

But now, to the poem:
楓橋夜泊
張繼
月落烏啼霜滿天
江楓漁火對愁眠
姑蘇城外寒山寺
夜半鐘聲到客船
A Night Mooring at Maple Bridge
Zhang Ji
The moon sets, crows cry, and the sky is filled with frost
Drowsily, I gaze at the river and maple trees in the glow of fishing fires
From the Hanshan Temple outside Suzhou
The sound of the midnight bell drifts over to the passenger boat

This is the only poem by him included in the anthology Three Hundred Tang Poems (唐詩三百首). Sun Zhu (孫洙), a Qing Dynasty scholar, compiled this collection in 1763. A total of 48 poems by Zhang Ji appear in the massive compilation Complete Tang Poems (全唐詩) from 1705. Like the famous Kangxi Dictionary (康熙字典), this compilation was commissioned by the Kangxi Emperor (康熙帝), who lived from 1654 to 1722.

Not much is known about Zhang Ji (張繼); his birth year is uncertain—possibly between 712 and 715. He passed the Jinshi (進士) examination in 753 and died in 779 [4]. The poem A Night Mooring at Maple Bridge (楓橋夜泊) is his most famous work.

Links and Annotations:
[1] FreitagsGedichte / #KurzLyrik 01.01.2021
https://rheumatologe.blogspot.com/2021/01/freitagsgedichte-kurzlyrik-01012021.html
[2] It is a stele. 寒山寺楓橋夜泊詩碑
https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-cn/File:%E4%BF%9E%E6%A8%BE%E6%A5%93%E6%A9%8B%E5%A4%9C%E6%B3%8A%E8%A9%A9%E7%A2%91.jpg
[3] https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han-Shan
https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%AF%92%E5%B1%B1
[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_Ji_(poet_from_Hubei)
https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%BC%B5%E7%B9%BC_(%E5%94%90%E6%9C%9D)

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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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