Daily Haiku 2021

Here are all the haiku that I posted on the Daily Haiku facebook page in 2021. I was doing one a day at one point, but it was starting to get obsessive so I just dip in occasionally now. The page offers a prompt for that day, and one for the week if you like.

I find now that haiku are good warm-up exercises before starting to write.

 

Anyway, here they are. Some are better than others, some are closer to the spirit of haiku than others, but sometimes the subject matter is hard to map onto the haiku philosophy. 

Elections

 

Sleet falls in May; like
broken promises, it lies
on the frozen poor

Bluebells

Bluebells coat the floor

of ancient woodland, as far

as my eye can see.

Wind

Wind swings westerly
Faint raindrops spit in my face
Harbinger of storms

Books

Dust collects. Pages
of thoughtful words, well crafted
but rarely well read.

My Life / Waves

Smooth sine; jolting square -
flow until energy stops
then decay and die

Warmth

My window lies; shows
sunlight, blue skies, a mirage
disguising harsh cold. 

Undergrowth

In the undergrowth
all feels safe; dark, warm and soft.
Light filtered by green. 

Reflections

Deep pond. Cool mirror
reflecting me. A stone splash
and I disappear.

Gather

The bird gathers twigs,
a nest grows. Fills with eggs. Chicks
fly. Gather more twigs.

Musical Instruments

Unique melodies
Throats open at break of day
Nature's orchestra

Sea (the Evergreen gets stuck in Suez)

Plough, mighty tanker
through storms and crashing waves but
beware the canal.