Daily Haiku Prompt

Our daily haiku prompts for 9-16 May

Use them any way you like, but treat them gently.

I look forward to your verses.

North South
05/09 Grief Raven
05/10 Balmy Rust
05/11 Porch Pine Sap
05/12 South Wind North Wind
05/13 Roots Moon Rise
05/14 Nest Fright
05/15 Thunder Stew
05/16 Tickle Koi

the cool breeze
with all his strength
the cricket
--Kobayashi Issa

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Our haiku prompts for 2-9 May.

The haiku season shifts to summer/winter as we work toward the solstice.

They're prompts, not demands. Use them as you will

North South
05/02 Bright Daikon
05/03 Summer Moon Imbibe
05/04 Wave Rake
05/05 Breeze Pine
05/06 New Clothes Carp
05/07 Spray Winter Coat
05/08 Chick Fallen Leaves
05/09 Grief Raven

the banked fire
the shadow of the guest
is on the wall
--Matsuo Bashō

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Our daily haiku prompts for 25-Apr to 2-May

The seasons shift this week.

Feel free to (ab)use the prompts at will.

North South
04/25 Evening Yellow Leaves
04/26 New Leaves Ghost
04/27 Down Geese
04/28 Hazy Moon Endeavor
04/29 Spring Rain Grain
04/30 Lingering Night Chill
05/01 Moth Crow
05/02 Bright Daikon

The baby sparrows,
Make way, make way.
The horse is going to pass along.
--Kobayashi Issa

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Our haiku prompts for 18-25 April

Your efforts do not go unnoticed.

They are only suggestions, not demands. Use them as you like.

Spring Autumn
04/18 Planting Maudlin
04/19 Colt Mushrooms
04/20 Calm Lonely
04/21 Windmill Orange
04/22 Mountain Stem
04/23 Calf Gold
04/24 Lupine Whisper
04/25 Evening Yellow Leaves

In this autumntime,
why do I so feel the years?
In the clouds a bird
--Matsuo Bashō

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I have learned something.

https://thehaikufoundation.org/international-haiku-poetry-day/

h/t @Natasha_Jay@tech.lgbt

Our haiku prompts for 11-18 April

The restlessness of spring and the settling of autumn.

Feel free to use any of these or none of them as the spirit moves you.

North South
04/11 Blossoms Foggy
04/12 Spring Mist Desolate
04/13 Mustard Flower Flour
04/14 Wisteria Yellow
04/15 Plum Plenty
04/16 Clouds Bright Lightning
04/17 Mullberry Refreshing
04/18 Planting Maudlin

Spring passes –
and the birds cry out,
tears in the eyes of fish.
---Matsuo Bashō

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Our daily haiku prompts for 04-11 April

Spring hopes eternal. Autumn gives thanks.

Feel free to abuse these suggestions any way you like.

North South
04/04 Seedlings Maple
04/05 Misty Crunch
04/06 Carp Ripe Grapes
04/07 Pond Cozy
04/08 Lamb Stems
04/09 Sowing Wither
04/10 Grass Apple
04/11 Blossoms Foggy

Someone goes by wearing a hood
in his own darkness
not seeing the harvest moon
--Yosa Buson

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Our daily haiku prompts for 28-Mar to 04-Apr.

Thank you for your efforts each day.

Only suggestions. Use them (or not) as you will.

North South
03/28 Thunder Mums
03/29 Till Orchids
03/30 Crocus Sardine
03/31 Buds Cold Rain
04/01 Pheasant Crisp
04/02 Waning Halt
04/03 Hoe Hay Field
04/04 Seedlings Maple

Sakura blooms bright,
A whisper in the spring breeze,
Falling petals drift.
--Matsuo Bashō

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Our haiku prompts for 21-28 March

Thank you for sharing your inspirations.

Feel free to use the prompt or any version of it. Including not.

03/21 Spring Grass Clear Water
03/22 Long Day Puddle
03/23 Warbler High Tide
03/24 Shell Pear
03/25 Stork Pampas Grass
03/26 Gusts Dragonfly
03/27 Swallow Willows
03/28 Thunder Chrysanthemums

The ground with cogon grass.
In the alley,
The golden lace.
--Kawahigashi Hekigoto

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Our haiku prompts for 13-21 March

Thank you for your poems each day.

Feel free to use (or not) any form of the prompt you wish.

North South
03/14 Hare Fruit
03/15 Bloom Wings
03/16 Tadpole Pumpkin
03/17 Late Snow Rose
03/18 Horse Tail Change
03/19 Melting Pie
03/20 Equinox Equinox
03/21 Spring Grass Clear Water

Birds sing in the dawn,
Their voices fill the soft air,
A homecoming song.
--Masaoka Shiki

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Our haiku prompts for the week 07-14 March

I look forward to your contributions every day.

Feel free to use (or ignore) the prompts as the spirit moves you.

03/07 Nirvana Spice
03/08 Fiddlehead Twilight
03/09 Moon Quill
03/10 Frog Full Moon
03/11 Plow Laughter
03/12 Spring Sky Lightning
03/13 Low Tide Red
03/14 Hare Fruit

Holding the umbrella,
The mother is behind.
The autumn rain.
--Nakamura Teijo

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Our haiku prompts for 28 Feb - 7 Mar

Day by day. Relentless, isn't it?

Feel free to use the prompt or any variation of it you like.

North South
02/28 Tranquil Lantern
03/01 Fresh Blue Sky
03/02 Wild Rose Flying Geese
03/03 Evening Morning
03/04 New Moon Willow Leaves
03/05 Catkin Orchid
03/06 Geese Salmon
03/07 Nirvana Spice

The light of a candle
Is transferred to another candle —
spring twilight.
--Yosa Buson

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Our haiku prompts for 14-21 Feb

Thanks for your contributions.

Feel free to abuse these prompts any way you like.

North South
02/14 Pilgrimage Grapes
02/15 Note Morning Glory
02/16 High Peaches
02/17 Egg Quail
02/18 Friend Joy
02/19 Fresh Water Clover
02/20 Day Sail
02/21 Late Grasshopper

the cluster amaryllis
lean all together
over the water.
--Yamaguchi Seison

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Our haiku prompts for 7-14 Feb

Thank you for playing along at home.

Do what suits your mood. The prompts, merely suggestions.

North South
02/07 North Wind Grin
02/08 Flurry Milky Way
02/09 Spring Lantern Moon
02/10 Violet Lamplight
02/11 Cloud Vine
02/12 Evergreen Ripen
02/13 Wind Chill
02/14 Pilgrimage Grapes

Birds sing in the dawn,
Their voices fill the soft air,
A homecoming song.
--Masaoka Shiki

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Our daily haiku prompt for 24-31 Jan 2025

Thanks for all your contributions.

Feel free to use any form of the prompt, or even not use it at all.

01/24 Blizzard Light Clothes
01/25 Lonely Summer Sky
01/26 Charcoal Kingfisher
01/27 Hoarfrost Pasture
01/28 Bean Soup Overcast
01/29 Quince Lightning
01/30 Horse Mosquito
01/31 Glimmer Sand

The short summer night.
The dream and real
Are same things.
--Takahama Kyoshi

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Our haiku prompts for 17-24 Jan

Every day, a new challenge.

Feel free to use whatever form of the idea the prompt suggests.

North South
01/17 Turnip Lotus
01/18 Chestnuts Rain
01/19 Snow House Fly
01/20 Smoke Moth
01/21 Quiet Fuchsia
01/22 Sparrow Meadow
01/23 Mountain Evening Rain
01/24 Blizzard Light Clothes

At the end of the year
In a busy time
I was lost in thought
--Sugita Hisajo

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Our haiku prompts for 10-17 January.

Sorry for the repeated words lately. Myopic selections.

Feel free to use any form of the prompt, or even not at all.

North South
01/10 Creek Smoldering
01/11 Sable Cut Grass
01/12 Winter Grass Potato
01/13 Cold Melon
01/14 Thaw Summer Moon
01/15 Rage Eggplant
01/16 Candle Sunset
01/17 Turnip Lotus

hydrangeas
pale blue in the rain
blue in the moonlight
--Masaoka Shiki

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Our haiku prompts for Jan 3-10

I'm inspired by your work every day.

Feel free to use any form of the prompt, even if only inspiration.

01/03 New Year Beach
01/04 Bear Languid
01/05 Pheasant Morning Cloud
01/06 Field Cook Out
01/07 Wolf Moon Plum
01/08 Time Glade
01/09 Soup Beetle
01/10 Creek Smoldering

Cover my head
Or my feet?
The winter quilt.
--Yosa Buson

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Our haiku prompts for Dec 27 - Jan 03

The new year begins.

May you find fresh inspiration in the turning of the wheel.

North South
12/27 Bear Trellis
12/28 Chestnut Pastoral
12/29 Cold Full Moon
12/30 Icicles Balmy
12/31 Clear Sky Sun Flower
01/01 Thread Grapes
01/02 Plover Cornflower
01/03 New Year Beach

on the temple bell
resting, glowing
a firefly
--Masaoka Shiki

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Our haiku prompts for 20-27 December.

While hemispheres each have solstice, the perspective varies.

Something to ponder.

North South
12/20 Sleet Blooming
12/21 Solstice Solstice
12/22 Overcoat Shade Tree
12/23 Quilt Vibrant
12/24 Hay Garden
12/25 Night Maple
12/26 Mirth Profuse
12/27 Bear Trellis

first snow of the year
what happiness to be here
in my own small hut
--Matsuo Bashō

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Our prompts for 13-20 December

Feel free to use any form - or none.

What matters is the attempt

North South
12/13 Dark Cloud Waterfall
12/14 Hare Chimes
12/15 Stew Profuse
12/16 Snow Drift Swallow
12/17 Grebe Moth
12/18 Long Night Ambrosia
12/19 Winter Hydrangea
12/20 Sleet Blooming

Summer cool—
in the green rice fields
a single pine
--Masaoka Shiki

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Our haiku prompts for Dec 6-13.

Use them as you will.

The writing is the point.

12/06 December Cherries
12/07 Desolation Green Leaves
12/08 North Wild Iris
12/09 Breath Cool Evening
12/10 Camillia Grazing
12/11 Star Fragrance
12/12 Snowflake Roots
12/13 Dark Cloud Waterfall

Cold moon —
among the withered trees
three stalks of bamboo
— Yosa Buson

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Our Haiku Prompts for 11/29 to 12/06

Feel free to use any form of the word, or just the idea.

Entering the mid-season as the Great Wheel keeps turning.

11/29 Withered Reeds Green Reeds
11/30 Winter Coat Pool
12/01 Tea Fresh Peas
12/02 Cold Night Flies
12/03 Moon Paint
12/04 Juncos Shaved Ice
12/05 Cardinal Spray
12/06 December Cherries

silence
and the deeper silence
when the cricket stops
--Leonard Cohen

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Our haiku prompts for 11/22 - 11/29

Feel free to use any form of the idea.

They're just suggestions.

11/22 Withered Grass Vermillion
11/23 Imbibe River
11/24 Fireplace Wellspring
11/25 Fright Rainbow
11/26 Frost Nightingale
11/27 Yellowing New Tea
11/28 Turnip Pebble
11/29 Withered Reeds Green Reeds

In the eyes of the hawk
over the withered fields
sits the winter storm
—Naitō Jōsō

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Our haiku prompts for 11/15-11/22.

The month's half gone as we count down to midwinter/midsummer.

Feel free to use any form of the prompt.

North South
11/15 Classic Road
11/16 Rust Sap
11/17 Pine Admiration
11/18 Rake Ants
11/19 Withering Tea
11/20 Bonfire Chick
11/21 Hot Tea Melody
11/22 Withered Grass Vermillion

even the clams
keep their mouths shut
in this heat
—Matsuo Bashō

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Our haiku prompts for 11/8 - 11/15

Feel free to use any form of the prompt or even not at all.

Not every day will be inspired, but every day will dawn.

11/08 Clear Day New Clothes
11/09 Turnips Flirt
11/10 Fireplace Patio
11/11 Fading Children
11/12 Mask Lost
11/13 First snow Lush
11/14 Winter Moon Cloud Peaks
11/15 Classic Road

All in calmness —
the earth with half-opened eyes
moves into winter
— Dakotsu Iida

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Our haiku prompts for 11/1 - 11/8.

Thank you for sharing your work with us.

Prompts are only suggestions. The poem is the point.

North South
11/01 Carp Warm Breath
11/02 Sleet Skylark
11/03 Endure Morning
11/04 Mittens Woodpecker
11/05 Pine Sap Porch
11/06 Moon Rise Breeze
11/07 North Wind Tickle
11/08 Clear Day New Clothes

The cuckoo
with a single song
has established summer
—Ōshima Ryōta

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Our Daily Haiku Prompts for 10/25-11/1

Your works continue to inspire me.

Some challenges this week.

North South
10/25 Ripe Swing
10/26 Halt High Tide
10/27 Coolness Soft Breeze
10/28 Groan Colt
10/29 Desolate Passing Spring
10/30 Maudlin New Leaves
10/31 Foggy Kite
11/01 Carp Warm Breath

Cutting into with the ax,
I was surprised at the scent of
The winter trees.
--Yosa Buson

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Our haiku prompts for Oct 18-25.

Welcome to the newcomers. Thank you to the regular contributors.

Use the prompts (or not). They're only suggestions.

North South
10/18 Mushrooms Grass
10/19 Withered Mustard Flower
10/20 Decline New Moon
10/21 Grown Pansy
10/22 Haystack Mountain
10/23 Pear Plum
10/24 Endeavor Butterfly
10/25 Ripe Swing

The spring haze
The scent already in the air
The moon and ume
---Matsuo Bashō

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