Our haiku prompts for 18-25 July Sometimes you just have to accept the day and try again tomorrow. North South 7/18 Lotus Blossom Glisten 7/19 Beach Soup 7/20 Eggplant Mind 7/21 Light Clothing Snow 7/22 Melon Freezing 7/23 Cool Morning Candle 7/24 Pinks Hawk 7/25 Sand Castle Rage summer […]

Our haiku prompts for 11-18 July Not every day is a winner. Enjoy the days that are. Feel free to use whatever form of the prompt that calls you. North South 7/11 Rain Frosty 7/12 Meadow Hibernate 7/13 Sunflower Glimmer 7/14 Lush Pasture Bare Tree 7/15 Overcast Sky Huddle 7/16 Evening Rain […]

Our daily haiku prompts for 4-11 July I look forward to your takes every day. Feel free to use the suggestions as you like. North South 7/04 Roses Rage 7/05 Sand Plover 7/06 Parched Winter Grass 7/07 Morning Cloud Owl 7/08 Swim Freeze 7/09 Cut Grass Stormy Sea 7/10 Cool Off Cold Draft 7/11 […]

Our haiku prompts for 6 June to 4 July You can do it. Use any form of the prompt that moves you. North South 6/27 Toss Quilt 6/28 Splash Juncos 6/29 Shade Chestnut 6/30 Hot Night Plum 7/01 Morning Dew Cold 7/02 Lightning Lonely 7/03 Pasture Ducks 7/04 Roses Rage The sun shines On the distant […]

Our haiku prompts for 20-27 June Keep going. Each poem is a step on the path. Feel free to use whatever form of the prompt you like, including none. North South 6/20 Grazing Rime 6/21 Solstice Solstice 6/22 Balmy Mountains 6/23 Picnic Icicles 6/24 Long Days Thread 6/25 Vibrant Winter 6/26 […]

Our haiku prompts for 13-20 June It doesn't take that long to write 17 syllables. The prompts are only suggestions. North South 6/13 Spring Water Sparrow 6/14 Cool Water Cardinal 6/15 Source Winter Grove 6/16 Wind Chimes Porridge 6/17 Roots Melancholy 6/18 Maple Fox 6/19 Mild Sparrow 6/20 […]

Our haiku prompts for 6-13 June Some days the words come easily. Others, not so much. Feel free to ignore these, but keep writing. North South 06/06 Pests Mountain 06/07 Wild Iris Ice 06/08 Cut Grass Fireplace 06/09 Salvia Dark Night 06/10 Spray Calendar 06/11 Cool Evening Dark 06/12 Aroma […]

Our haiku prompts for 30 May to 6 Jun. Thank you for participating. Feel free to use any form, including none. North South 05/30 Curl Pine Needles 05/31 Green Tea Hawk 06/01 Swelter Sleet 06/02 Swallow Snow Drift 06/03 Waterfall Short Day 06/04 Paint Tangerine 06/05 Sweet Peas Weasel 06/06 […]

Our haiku prompts for 23-30 May Thank you for playing along at home. Feel free to use the prompts any way you want. North South 05/23 Green Reeds Mittens 05/24 Melody Hot Tea 05/25 Snapshot Withering 05/26 Peony Moon 05/27 Shade Ice 05/28 Cicada Mask 05/29 Pool Coat 05/30 Curl Pine Needles […]

Our haiku prompts for 16-23 May I'm not averse to your verses. Just prompts. Not commands. Enjoy. North South 05/16 Tickle Koi 05/17 New Tea Withered Grass 05/18 Rainbow Endure 05/19 Ambrosial Yellowing 05/20 Cocoon Scarf 05/21 Airing Out Fireplace 05/22 Chimes Snowflakes 05/23 Green Reeds […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]