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2026-04-11 17:07:38 UTC

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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2026-03-21 12:46:32 UTC

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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2026-03-14 13:11:16 UTC

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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2026-03-07 16:10:24 UTC

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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2026-02-28 14:36:17 UTC

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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2026-02-21 13:56:11 UTC

Our haiku prompts for 21-28 February
I'm inspired by your contributions every day.
The prompts are only suggestions. Do with them as you will.
North South
02/21 Late Grasshopper
02/22 Seed Clear Air
02/23 Robin Mist
02/24 Blackbird Buzz
02/25 Yellow Humid
02/26 Frog Fall Colors
02/27 Buds Potato
02/28 Tranquil Lantern
The evening sky glows,
Colors fade into soft hues,
Night falls on the field.
--Takahama Kyoshi
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2026-02-14 17:04:56 UTC

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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2026-02-07 13:09:36 UTC

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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2026-01-31 12:51:59 UTC

Our haiku prompts for 31 Jan to 07 Feb
The haiku season shifts with the new month.
Feel free to shift with it. Or not.
North South
01/31 Glimmer Sand
02/01 Twittering Scarecrow
02/02 Rain Velarian
02/03 Grove Corn
02/04 Barley Soaked
02/05 Warmth Catfish
02/06 Mend Undulate
02/07 North Wind Grin
at any rate,
I leave entirely up to you
at the the year-end.
--Kobayashi Issa
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2026-01-24 13:00:28 UTC

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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2026-01-17 12:34:38 UTC

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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2026-01-10 13:15:22 UTC

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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2026-01-03 15:13:08 UTC

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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2025-12-27 13:57:03 UTC

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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2025-12-20 12:55:41 UTC

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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2025-12-13 13:42:17 UTC

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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2025-12-06 12:36:45 UTC

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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2025-11-29 12:57:39 UTC

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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2025-11-22 13:32:25 UTC

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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2025-11-15 13:29:01 UTC

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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2025-11-08 11:38:16 UTC

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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2025-11-01 12:09:31 UTC

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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2025-10-25 12:09:39 UTC

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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2025-10-18 12:14:39 UTC

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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2025-10-11 12:04:21 UTC

Our Daily Haiku Prompts for Oct 11-18
Thanks to everybody writing along each day.
Feel free to use the prompts as you like.
North South
10/11 Vivid Field
10/12 Crunch Blossoms
10/13 Stem Pheasant
10/14 Fallen Silkworm
10/15 Apple Warm Sun
10/16 Ease Seaweed
10/17 Crisp Catkins
10/18 Mushrooms Grass
Someone goes by wearing a hood
in his own darkness
not seeing the harvest moon
--Yosa Buson
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2025-10-05 12:31:15 UTC

Our prompts for Oct 4-11.
Sorry for the late post.
Prompts are suggestions, not obligations.
North South
10/04 Yellow Leaves Beach
10/05 Flour Late Frost
10/06 Night Chill Fresh Wind
10/07 Avoid Seedlings
10/08 Ghost Hyacinth
10/09 Geese Misty
10/10 Straw Mulberry
10/11 Vivid Field
Spring sun
in every pool of water—
lingering
--Kobayashi Issa
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2025-09-27 12:39:37 UTC

Our prompts for Sep 27-Oct 4.
Not every poem is profound, nor does it need to be.
Prompts are suggestions, not obligations.
North South
09/27 Sea Bass Low Tide
09/28 Eaves Red
09/29 Laughter Till
09/30 High Tide Shoots
10/01 Hunter’s Moon Pink
10/02 Grain Drizzle
10/03 Frost Calf
10/04 Yellow Leaves Beach
Late September is
wearing a sky-colored
lined kimono
--Kobayashi Issa
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2025-09-20 15:58:32 UTC

Our daily haiku prompts for Sep 20-27
Welcome to the new participants and thank you to those who've been here all along.
As always, use the prompts (or not) as you see fit.
North South
09/20 Cascade Cooling
09/21 Somber Crocus
09/22 Chilly Touch
09/23 Salmon Geese
09/24 Footsteps Rock
09/25 Walnuts Fiddlehead
09/26 Dapple Strand
09/27 Sea Bass Low Tide
Wild geese flying high,
A call in the spring twilight,
Reminds me of you.
--Yosano Akiko
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2025-09-13 14:00:48 UTC

Our haiku prompts for Sep 13-20.
The equinox is coming.
As always, feel free to use the prompts as you like.
North South
09/13 Pumpkin Dew
09/14 Chrysanthemums Wild Rose
09/15 Deer Grass
09/16 Orchids Walnut
09/17 Lotus Subtle
09/18 Morning Horse Tail
09/19 Glow Harvest
09/20 Cascade Cooling
In this autumntime,
why do I so feel the years?
In the clouds a bird
--Matsuo Bashō
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2025-09-06 12:16:10 UTC

Our Haiku Prompts for Sep 6-13
Feel free to use any form of the word or even just the idea.
Every day is simply practice for tomorrow.
North South
09/06 Crimson Chill
09/07 Laughter Sardine
09/08 Willow Shell
09/09 Harvest Sparrow
09/10 Grave Apple
09/11 Puddle Whale
09/12 Harvest Rose
09/13 Pumpkin Dew
Forsythia—
and radiant spring’s
melancholy
--Kubota Mantarō
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2025-08-30 12:28:39 UTC

Our Haiku Prompts for Aug 30 to Sep 6
Offered for consideration.
There's power in showing up.
North South
08/30 Clover Mud
08/31 Mist Fresh Water
09/01 Snail Sprouts
09/02 Spice Spring Mud
09/03 Swirl Stork
09/04 New Moon Bird Song
09/05 Vines Abalone
09/06 Crimson Chill
The bitter persimmons
spending their autumn
quietly
—Akisato Ritō
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2025-08-23 14:41:48 UTC

Our Haiku Prompts for August 23-30
Just a prompt to prime the pump. Use it how you will.
Practice may not make perfect but it helps.
North South
08/23 Undulate Late
08/24 Lantern Egg
08/25 Refreshing Grove
08/26 Peaches Butterfly
08/27 Sardines Overcoat
08/28 Vine Barely Spring
08/29 Boisterous Friendship
08/30 Clover Mud
Spring rain gently falls,
Soft as a lover’s embrace,
Filling the still air.
--Kobayashi Issa
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2025-08-16 13:45:46 UTC

Our Haiku Prompts for August 16-23
Just a prompt to prime the pump. Use it how you will.
I look forward to seeing what you do with them each day.
North South
08/16 Cold Rain Snow
08/17 Decay Seed
08/18 Chill Plum
08/19 Buzz February
08/20 Sail Sunrise
08/21 Potato Spring Sky
08/22 Humid Geese
08/23 Undulate Late
waving the pampass grass
at the Shinjuku station
I said goodbye
--Yamaguchi Seison
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2025-08-09 11:54:54 UTC

Our Haiku Prompts for August 9-16
Feel free to use any form of the word or ignore it completely.
Thanks to all of you for playing along at home.
North South
08/09 Dance Plow
08/10 Moon Last Snow
08/11 Grin Yellow
08/12 Sand Piper Skylark
08/13 Quail Carrot
08/14 Soaked Flurry
08/15 Joy Kite
08/16 Cold Rain Snow
I got drunk, a sleep.
And wept on the dream.
A wild cherry blossoms.
--Masaoka Shiki
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2025-08-02 14:08:48 UTC

Our Haiku Prompts for August 2-9
We shift into haiku Fall/Spring seasons as Summer/Winter draw to a close.
I look forward to your poems.
North South
08/02 Pear Buds
08/03 Red Leaves Pilgrimage
08/04 Spiral Tranquil
08/05 Catfish Thin Ice
08/06 Corn Violet
08/07 Katydid Thaw
08/08 Pack Evergreen
08/09 Dance Plow
The coming of autumn
determined
by a red dragonfly
—Kaya Shirao
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2025-07-26 14:41:35 UTC

Our Haiku Prompts for July 26-August 2
Only suggestions. Use them (or not) for inspiration
You can do it.
North South
07/26 Lotus Mittens
07/27 Smoldering Warm Coat
07/28 Cool Morning Huddle
07/29 Light Clothes Fruitcake
07/30 Roses Bare Trees
07/31 Sunset Slip
08/01 Cover Twittering
08/02 Pear Buds
the cool breeze
with all his strength
the cricket
--Kobayashi Issa
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2025-07-19 13:33:17 UTC

Our haiku prompts for July 19-26
The wheel keeps turning, albeit slowly.
Welcome new followers and thanks to all of you for your contributions.
North South
07/19 Sunflower Freezing
07/20 Swim Snow Drift
07/21 Pinks Feast
07/22 Melon Candle
07/23 Beach Frozen
07/24 Meadow Skating
07/25 Evening Rain Fresh Snow
07/26 Lotus Mittens
clear winter morning—
on the tip of the icicle
the sun’s reflection
--Masaoka Shiki
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2025-07-12 14:44:03 UTC

Our haiku prompts for July 12-19.
A poem a day. Every day? Epic.
Welcome new followers and thank you all for playing along at home.
North South
07/12 Languid Uncover
07/13 Yarrow Pine Grove
07/14 Parched Lonely
07/15 Sand Hibernate
07/16 Eggplant Smoke
07/17 Fireworks Glimmer
07/18 Cool Off Time
07/19 Sunflower Freezing
The short summer night.
The dream and real
Are same things.
--Takahama Kyoshi
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2025-07-05 15:00:06 UTC

Our haiku prompts for July 5 - 12.
As always, only a suggestion. Write what moves you.
Rules? Your poem. Your way. Just write it.
North South
07/05 Summer Moon Glisten
07/06 Lightning Drizzle
07/07 Morning Cloud Sea
07/08 Pasture Trees
07/09 Cut Grass Drafts
07/10 Glade Mind
07/11 Cookout Cold
07/12 Languid Uncover
on the mandarin duck’s wings
a dust of snow —
such stillness!
— Masaoka Shiki
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2025-06-28 13:35:38 UTC

Our haiku prompts for Jun 6 to July 5.
As always, only a suggestion. Write what moves you.
Thank you for supporting your fellow writers.
North South
06/28 Cherries Draft
06/29 Profuse Desolate
06/30 Balmy Weasel
07/01 Plum Rage
07/02 Kingfisher Stew
07/03 Rain Pebble
07/04 Overcast Frosty
07/05 Summer Moon Glisten
hydrangeas
pale blue in the rain
blue in the moonlight
--Masaoka Shiki
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2025-06-21 14:42:42 UTC

Our haiku prompts for June 21-28
Feel free to use any form of the prompt, or whatever moves you.
A poem a day ... is a real challenge.
North South
06/21 Solstice Solstice
06/22 Picnic Fox
06/23 Garden Peace
06/24 Shade Cozy
06/25 New Moon Drift
06/26 Trellis Stew
06/27 Peas Ice
06/28 Cherries Draft
At the winter solstice
The sun permeates the firmament
Of the mountain province.
--Dakotsu Iida
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2025-06-15 14:13:53 UTC

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2025-06-14 12:41:26 UTC

Our haiku prompts for June 14-21
Feel free to use any form of the prompt, or not at all.
Thanks to everyone participating. We support each other.
North South
06/14 Green Leaves Cardinal
06/15 Shaved Ice Hunting
06/16 Sun Flower Clear
06/17 Wind Chimes Porridge
06/18 Fireflies Camellia
06/19 Long Days Long Night
06/20 Fresh Peas Hot Tea
06/21 Solstice Solstice
half asleep–
is that rainy season rain
again today?
---Kobayashi Issa

2025-06-07 13:41:46 UTC

Our haiku prompts for June 7-14
Remember, the prompt is just a suggestion. Use it, or not, as you like.
North South
06/07 Pollen Oatmeal
06/08 Hot Night Holly
06/09 Shaved Ice Short Days
06/10 Flies Overcoat
06/11 Tall Grass Breath
06/12 Mosquito Cold Night
06/13 Spring Water Dark
06/14 Green Leaves Cardinal
although there is the road,
the child walks
in the snow.
--Murakami Kijo
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2025-05-31 21:02:13 UTC

Our haiku prompts for May 31-June 7
Feel free to use whatever form of the prompt you like - or even not at all.
Thank you, all, for playing along at home.
North South
05/31 Sap First Snow
06/01 Hydrangea Winter Grove
06/02 Berry Sparrow
06/03 Spray Bear
06/04 Roots Mountains
06/05 Moth Celery
06/06 Waterfall Quilt
06/07 Pollen Oatmeal
Don’t go! Don’t go!
All their calls are lies
First firefly
--Kobayashi Issa
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2025-05-24 13:22:55 UTC

Our haiku prompts for May 24-31
Feel free to use whatever form of the prompt you like - or even not at all.
Thank you, all.
North South
05/24 Tickle Seclusion
05/25 Snapshot Dried Leaves
05/26 Bright Sleet
05/27 Chick Daikon
05/28 Hills Endure
05/29 River Withered Reeds
05/30 Grief Turnip
05/31 Sap First Snow
All in calmness —
the earth with half-opened eyes
moves into winter
--Dakotsu Iida
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2025-05-17 13:48:26 UTC

Our haiku prompts for May 17-24
Everyone welcome.
Feel free to use whatever form of the prompt you like for inspiration.
North South
05/17 Yellow Early Frost
05/18 Field Silence
05/19 Verdant Rust
05/20 Road North Wind
05/21 Breath Wine
05/22 Nightingale Bonfire
05/23 Pool Leaves
05/24 Tickle Seclusion
People step in the air.
The water wheel
At the green paddy fields.
--Masaoka Shiki
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2025-05-10 11:56:38 UTC

Our haiku prompts for May 10-17
Welcome to all the new poets who've joined our band.
Feel free to use whatever form of the prompt you like.
North South
05/10 Peony Pine
05/11 Woodpecker Mask
05/12 Flirt Rake
05/13 Patio Moon
05/14 Wave Haze
05/15 Butterfly Passing
05/16 Lost Crow
05/17 Yellow Early Frost
Waving the pampass grass,
At the Shinjuku station,
I said goodbye.
---Yamaguchi Seison
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2025-05-04 03:09:58 UTC

Our prompts May 3-10.
Feel free to use any form or none at all.
Thank you for sharing your works.
North South
05/03 Warming Onion
05/04 Skylark Hawk
05/05 Lily Hearth
05/06 Ants Yellow
05/07 Nest Stew
05/08 Tea Carp
05/09 Lush Chill
05/10 Peony Pine
A white flower.
The spring is old days
And the dream is cold.
---Ozaki Hosai
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2025-04-26 13:17:00 UTC

Our prompts Apr 26 - May 3.
Use them as you will.
Thank you for sharing your works.
North South
04/26 Fresh Breeze Desolate
04/27 Lingering Thatch
04/28 Windmill Gleaner
04/29 Blossoms Deer
04/30 Evening Withered
05/01 Brief Straw
05/02 Melody Raven
05/03 Warming Onion
The white bush clovers
Drop the dewdrops
Frequently.
---Masaoka Shiki
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2025-04-19 12:36:15 UTC

Our prompts for Apr 19-24.
Feel free to explore them.
Thank you for sharing your work with all of us.
North South
04/19 Fire Plenty
04/20 Colt Clear Sky
04/21 Hyacinth Chill Wind
04/22 Spring Sky Lamplight
04/23 Grass Pears
04/24 New Leaves Autumn Rain
04/25 Calf Harvest Feast
04/26 Fresh Breeze Desolate
Spring sun
in every pool of water—
lingering
--Kobayashi Issa
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2025-04-12 14:08:17 UTC

Our prompts for Apr 12-19.
Feel free to explore them.
Thank you for sharing with all of us.
North South
04/12 Drizzle Waning Moon
04/13 Full Moon Maple
04/14 Birth Berries
04/15 Misty Vivid
04/16 Mountain Stern
04/17 Pink Comfort
04/18 Beach Straw
04/19 Fire Plenty
Someone goes by wearing a hood
in his own darkness
not seeing the harvest moon
--Yosa Buson
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2025-04-05 12:55:43 UTC

Our haiku prompts for Apr 5-12.
Feel free to use any variation or none at all
Thanks for all your efforts.
North South
04/05 Plum Crisp
04/06 Warm Sun Squash
04/07 High Tide Foggy Morn
04/08 Late Frost Pampas Grass
04/09 Mustard Grape
04/10 Soft Breeze Sunset
04/11 Kittens Dry Grass
04/12 Drizzle Waning Moon
Spring rain—
just enough to wet tiny shells
on the tiny beach
--Yosa Buson
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2025-03-30 01:18:40 UTC

Our haiku prompts for Mar 29 to Apr 5.
Feel free to use any variation of the prompt or none at all.
Thanks for all your work.
North South
03/29 New Moon New Moon
03/30 Bee Apple
03/31 Stork Deer
04/01 Spring Rain Cozy
04/02 Pansy Mushroom
04/03 Pheasant Chilly Night
04/04 Kite Leaves
04/05 Plum Crisp
The coming of autumn
determined
by a red dragonfly
—Shirao
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2025-03-22 18:26:25 UTC

Our haiku prompts for Mar 22-28.
Feel free to use any variation of the prompt or none at all.
Welcome to all the new people joining our ranks.
North South
03/22 Night Change
03/23 Catkin Salmon
03/24 Mulberry Grass
03/25 Fern Spice
03/26 Tadpole Geese
03/27 Barley High Tide
03/28 Daffodil Dragonfly
03/29 New Moon New Moon
The spring thunder.
In the dark kitchen
The cherry anthias.
--Mizuhara Shuoshi
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2025-03-15 14:29:00 UTC

Our haiku prompts for Mar 15-22.
Feel free to use any variation of the prompt or none at all.
Welcome to all the new people joining our ranks.
North South
03/15 Nirvana Pumpkin
03/16 Gusty Willows
03/17 Crocus Sardine
03/18 Swallow Cooling
03/19 Late Snow Rose
03/20 Equinox Equinox
03/21 Hare Pie
03/22 Night Change
the stars
have already opened
their autumn eyes
—Ozaki Kōyō
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2025-03-08 15:22:56 UTC

Our haiku prompts for Mar 8-15.
Feel free to use any variation of the prompt or none at all.
Thank you for all your contributions and support for each other's work.
North South
03/08 Soil Twilight
03/09 Warbler Orchid
03/10 Fresh Laughter
03/11 Till Sea Bass
03/12 Green Red
03/13 Azalea Walnut
03/14 dFull Moon
03/15 Nirvana Pumpkin
The retreating shapes
of the passing spring—
wisteria
--Kana-Jo
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2025-03-01 12:11:25 UTC

Our haiku prompts for Mar 1-8.
Feel free to use any variation of the prompt or none at all.
Thank you for all your contributions and support for each other's work.
North South
03/01 Plow Chill
03/02 Buds Fruit
03/03 Frog Sparrow
03/04 Willow Fog
03/05 Shell Quill
03/06 Green Deer
03/07 Bloom Harvest
03/08 Soil Twilight
Early autumn—
the evening shower becomes
a night of rain
--Tan Taigi
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2025-02-22 12:59:50 UTC

Our haiku prompts for Feb 22 - Mar 1.
Feel free to use any variation or none at all.
Thanks for sharing your works and supporting each other.
North South
02/22 Geese Mist
02/23 Flurry Cricket
02/24 Egg Sandpiper
02/25 Sunrise Lantern
02/26 Thaw Ripen
02/27 Friend Dew
02/28 Mud Peaches
03/01 Plow Chill
Wild geese flying high,
A call in the spring twilight,
Reminds me of you.
--Yosano Akiko
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2025-02-15 14:49:07 UTC

Our haiku prompts for Feb 15-22.
Feel free to use any variation or none at all.
Thanks for sharing your works and supporting each other.
North South
02/15 Day Crystal
02/16 Grove Window
02/17 Overcoat Joy
02/18 Smile Humid
02/19 Wind Aura
02/20 Evergreen Cover
02/21 Snow Glisten
02/22 Geese Mist
In the autumn night,
Breaking into
A pleasant chat.
---Matsuo Bashō
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2025-02-08 16:07:43 UTC

Our haiku prompts for Feb 8-15.
Feel free to use any variation or none at all.
Thanks for sharing your works and supporting each other.
North South
02/08 Serene Web
02/09 Dusk Wrestle
02/10 Carrot Pond
02/11 Wind Spiral
02/12 Blackbird Bend
02/13 Mend Fire
02/14 Tranquil Grow
02/15 Day Crystal
as if from the gods
spring moonlight illuminates
the hillside flower thief
--Kobayashi Issa
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2025-02-01 15:28:47 UTC

Our haiku prompts for Feb 1-8.
Feel free to use any variation or none at all.
Thanks for sharing your works and supporting each other.
North South
02/01 Quilt Fog
02/02 Seed Citrus
02/03 Thaw Rose
02/04 Friend Sail
02/05 Thin Ice Vine
02/06 Pilgrimage Petal
02/07 Violet Catfish
02/08 Serene Web
Withered by winter
one-colored world—
the sound of wind
-- Matsuo Bashō
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2025-01-25 14:48:40 UTC

Our haiku prompts for Jan 25-Feb 1.
The wheel keeps turning. We pick up the new season this week.
Feel free to use any variation or none at all.
Thanks for sharing your works and supporting each other.
North South
01/25 Rage Glade
01/26 Owl Sunflower
01/27 Mirth Roses
01/28 Thread Mosquito
01/29 Sable Firefly
01/30 Drizzle Clear Water
01/31 Feast Eggplant
02/01 Quilt Fog
Even the clams
keep their mouths shut
in this heat
—Matsuo Bashō
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2025-01-18 13:57:54 UTC

Our haiku prompts for Jan 18-25
As always, feel free to use any variation or simply as inspiration.
Thank you for sharing your works and supporting each other.
North South
01/18 Thaw Grass
01/19 Pebble Meadow
01/20 Hibernate Kingfisher
01/21 Time Smolder
01/22 Candle Lawn
01/23 Ocean Parched
01/24 Glimmer Lotus
01/25 Rage Glade
Although there is the road,
The child walks
In the snow.
---Murakami Kijo
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2025-01-11 12:44:31 UTC

Our haiku prompts for Jan 11-18
kigo hemispheres
two halves to make the world whole
it seems only fair
North South
01/11 Peace Swim
01/12 Freeze Hollihock
01/13 Smoke Fruit
01/14 Crust Suntan
01/15 Wolf Moon Wolf Moon
01/16 Bare Trees Picnic
01/17 Quiet Noon
01/18 Thaw Grass
the cool breeze.
with all his strength
The cricket.
---Kobayashi Issa
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2025-01-04 15:49:06 UTC

Our haiku prompts for Jan 4 - 11
As always, feel free to use any variation or simply as inspiration.
The first full week of the new year. May all your efforts bear fruit.
01/04 Deer
01/05 Pine Gate
01/06 Charcoal
01/07 Cold Sea
01/08 Drafts
01/09 Bear
01/10 Snow
01/11 Peace
Cold moon —
among the withered trees
three stalks of bamboo
— Yosa Buson
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2024-12-28 17:30:01 UTC

Our haiku prompts for Dec 28 - Jan 1.
Feel free to use any variation of the prompt or simply as inspiration.
Another year draws to a close. Poetry is hard, but made slightly easier by sharing. Thank you for your willingness to share.
12/28 Cardinal
12/29 Icicles
12/30 December
12/31 Endings
01/01 Beginning
01/02 New Year
01/03 Rooster
01/04 Deer
Year after year
on the monkey’s face
a monkey’s face.
—Matsuo Bashō
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2024-12-21 16:52:26 UTC

Our haiku prompts for Dec 21-28.
Feel free to use any variation of the prompt or simply as inspiration.
Our weekly contributions keep growing thanks to all of you sharing your work and supporting each other.
12/21 Solstice
12/22 Long Night
12/23 Snowflake
12/24 Short Day
12/25 Chestnut
12/26 Fox
12/27 Fireplace
12/28 Cardinal
How amusing,
it may change into snow—
the winter rain
—Matsuo Bashō
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2024-12-14 15:38:50 UTC

Our haiku prompts for Dec 14-21.
Feel free to use any variation of the prompt or simply as inspiration.
Our weekly contributions keep growing thanks to all of you sharing your work and supporting each other.
12/14 Snow Drift
12/15 Crane
12/16 Breath
12/17 Clear Sky
12/18 Dark Cloud
12/19 Tracks
12/20 Juncos
12/21 Solstice
Taking a nap
I hide within myself—
winter seclusion
—Yosa Buson
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2024-12-07 14:39:28 UTC

Our haiku prompts for Dec 7-14.
As always, feel free to use any variation or simply as inspiration.
Your efforts supporting each other are appreciated.
12/07 Holly
12/08 Clear Day
12/09 Porridge
12/10 Hare
12/11 Cold Night
12/12 Dried Fruit
12/13 Viburnum
12/14 Snow Drift
Snow
falls on snow —
and remains silent
— Santōka Taneda
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2024-11-30 15:50:29 UTC

Our haiku prompts for Nov 30 - Dec 7.
As always, feel free to use any variation or simply as inspiration.
Your efforts supporting each other are appreciated.
11/30 Endure
12/01 Winter Grove
12/02 Withered Field
12/03 Sparrow
12/04 Bear
12/05 Mountains
12/06 Celery
12/07 Holly
Coming to the sea
the winter wind has no place
to return
—Yamaguchi Seishi

2024-11-23 14:08:39 UTC

Our haiku prompts for Nov 23-30.
As always, feel free to use any variation or simply as inspiration.
Your efforts supporting each other are appreciated.
11/23 Stew
11/24 Withered Reeds
11/25 Turnip
11/26 Passing
11/27 Pine
11/28 Hearth
11/29 First Snow
11/30 Endure
Colder than snow
on my white hair—
the winter moon
—Naitō Jōsō
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2024-11-16 18:58:06 UTC

Our haiku prompts for Nov 16-23.
As always, feel free to use any variation or simply as inspiration.
Your efforts supporting each other are appreciated.
11/16 Ice
11/17 Coat
11/18 Hot Tea
11/19 Ravens
11/20 Dried Leaves
11/21 Sleet
11/22 Daikon
11/23 Stew
All in calmness —
the earth with half-opened eyes
moves into winter
— Dakotsu Iida
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2024-11-09 15:30:14 UTC

Our haiku prompts for Nov 9-16.
As always, feel free to use any variation or simply as inspiration.
Your efforts supporting each other are appreciated.
11/09 Bonfire
11/10 Snowflakes
11/11 Onion
11/12 Silence
11/13 Hawk
11/14 Mittens
11/15 Winter Moon
11/16 Ice
Although there is the road,
The child walks
In the snow.
---Murakami Kijo
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2024-11-02 13:22:43 UTC

Our haiku prompts for Nov 2-9.
As always, feel free to use any variation or simply as inspiration.
Your efforts supporting each other are appreciated.
11/02 Cold
11/03 Fallen Leaves
11/04 Koi
11/05 Frost
11/06 Quilt
11/07 Crow
11/08 Scarf
11/09 Bonfire
Cover my head
Or my feet?
The winter quilt.
---Yosa Buson
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2024-10-26 11:27:30 UTC

Our haiku prompts for Oct 26-Nov 2 as we transition from Autumn to Winter.
As always, feel free to use any variation or simply as inspiration.
Your efforts supporting each other are appreciated.
10/26 Berries
10/27 Whisper
10/28 Pie
10/29 Squash
10/30 Flour
10/31 Ghost
11/01 North Wind
11/02 Cold
When the winter chrysanthemums go,
There’s nothing to write about
But radishes.
---Matsuo Bashō
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2024-10-19 15:41:37 UTC

Our haiku prompts for Oct 19-26.
As always, feel free to use any variation or simply as inspiration.
Please take some time to acknowledge the work of our fellow poets
10/19 Foggy
10/20 Grapes
10/21 Refreshing
10/22 Reeds
10/23 Stems
10/24 Lightning
10/25 Pear
10/26 Berries
Mushroom gathering —
the heads are full
as the peak of the moon
--- Yosa Buson
Translated by Allan Persinger
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2024-10-12 14:20:02 UTC

Our haiku prompts for Oct 12-19.
As always, feel free to use any variation or even not use the word at all.
Please take some time to acknowledge the work of our fellow poets
10/12 Cozy
10/13 Desolate
10/14 Withered
10/15 Yellow Leaves
10/16 Hot Tea
10/17 Hunter’s Moon
10/18 Crisp
10/19 Foggy
The cry of a pheasant,
as if it just noticed
the mountain.
―Kobayashi Issa,
translation Michael R. Burch
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2024-10-05 11:28:51 UTC

Our haiku prompts for Oct 5 - 12.
As always, feel free to use any variation or even not use the word at all.
Please take some time to acknowledge the work of our fellow poets
10/05 Frost
10/06 Grain
10/07 Maple
10/08 Haystack
10/09 Comfort
10/10 Plenty
10/11 Grown
10/12 Cozy
in the autumn night
breaking into
a pleasant chat
---Matsuo Bashō
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2024-09-28 09:38:26 UTC

Our haiku prompts for Sep 28 - Oct 5.
As always, feel free to use any variation or even not use the word at all.
Please take some time to acknowledge the work of our fellow poets
09/28 Quill
09/29 Clear Sky
09/30 Salmon
10/01 Apple
10/02 Geese
10/03 Mushrooms
10/04 Night Chill
10/05 Frost
the white bush clovers
drop the dewdrops
frequently.
---Masaoka Shiki
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2024-09-21 14:28:30 UTC

Our haiku prompts for Sep 21-28.
As always, feel free to use any variation or even not use the word at all.
Please take some time to acknowledge the work of our fellow poets
09/21 Cooling
09/22 Twilight
09/23 Laughter
09/24 Wings
09/25 Puddle
09/26 Spice
09/27 Morning
09/28 Quill
late September is
wearing a sky-colored
lined kimono
--Kobayashi Issa
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2024-09-14 12:52:02 UTC

Our haiku prompts for Sep 14-21.
As always, feel free to use any variation or even not use the word at all.
Please take some time to acknowledge the work of our fellow poets
09/14 Sea Bass
09/15 First Storm
09/16 Chrysanthemums
09/17 Corn Moon
09/18 High Tide
09/19 Harvest
09/20 Pumpkin
09/21 Cooling
mountains darken
robbing the red
from maple leaves
--Yosa Buson
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2024-09-07 14:25:13 UTC

Our haiku prompts for Sep 7 - 14.
As always, feel free to use any variation or even not use the word at all.
Please take some time to acknowledge the work of our fellow poets
09/07 Clear Water
09/08 Chilly
09/09 Willow Leaves
09/10 Autumn Dusk
09/11 Fog
09/12 Sparrows
09/13 Pampas Grass
09/14 Sea Bass
Very squarely
setting its buttocks down—
the pumpkin
—SŌSEKI
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2024-08-31 17:44:17 UTC

Our haiku prompts for Aug 31 - Sep 7.
As always, feel free to use any variation or even not use the word at all.
Please take some time to acknowledge the work of our fellow poets
08/31 Sardines
09/01 Wind Storm
09/02 New Moon
09/03 Orchids
09/04 Deer
09/05 Walnut
09/06 Dragonfly
09/07 Clear Water
Autumn moonlight--
a worm digs silently
into the chestnut.
--Matsuo Bashō
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2024-08-24 14:23:41 UTC

Our haiku prompts for August 24-31.
As always, feel free to use any variation or even not use the word at all.
Please take some time to acknowledge the work of our fellow poets
08/24 Red Leaves
08/25 Clear Air
08/26 Fall Colors
08/27 Autumn Wind
08/28 Dew
08/29 Lamplight
08/30 Pear
08/31 Sardines
The cluster amaryllis
Lean all together
Over the water.
---Yamaguchi Seison
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2024-08-17 12:18:23 UTC

Our haiku prompts for August 17-24.
As always, feel free to use any variation or even not use the word at all.
Please take some time to acknowledge the work of our fellow poets.
08/17 Peaches
08/18 Katydid
08/19 Dusk
08/20 Refreshing
08/21 Soaked
08/22 Moon
08/23 Scarecrow
08/24 Red Leaves
to passing autumn
the pampas grass waves
goodbye, goodbye
---Kaya Shirao
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2024-08-10 14:17:51 UTC

Our haiku prompts for August 10-17.
As always, feel free to use any variation or even not use the word at all.
Please take some time to acknowledge the work of our fellow poets.
08/10 Valerian
08/11 Chill
08/12 Sand Piper
08/13 Potato
08/14 Cold Rain
08/15 Fading Light
08/16 Dance
08/17 Peaches
Blowing from the west
Fallen leaves gather
In the east.
--- Yosa Buson
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2024-08-03 02:16:39 UTC

Our haiku prompts for August 3 - 10.
As always, feel free to use any variation or even not use the word at all.
Please take some time to acknowledge the work of our fellow poets.
08/03 Milky Way
08/04 Lantern
08/05 Cricket
08/06 Grapes
08/07 Morning Glory
08/08 Clover
08/09 Quail
08/10 Velarian
in the autumn night,
breaking into
a pleasant chat.
---Matuso Bashō
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