This February I created a Haiku collection when I took part in National Haiku Writing Month. Each day, #NaHaiWriMo posted a daily prompt on their Facebook page. So, I shall utilize these prompts as hashtag titles for each haiku. While I did not complete the entire month, I am looking forward to doing this again next year.

This Haiku collection does not follow the 5/7/5 syllable per line rule allowing for much variation. To me, the Haiku is a clever space for a Caprice to occur, so it is not a surprise that I enjoy the form. That being said, I hope that you enjoy my winter adventure with Haiku’s prompted by NaHaiWriMo.

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#FourSticks

Fence of twigs,
An open square.
Say you'll never leave. 

#WhenTheLeveeBreaks

Swells swarm the shoreline,
overwhelming the earthwork--
We run from the flood. 

#DazedAndConfused

White Supremacists,
Renounce your fake privilege
immediately! 

#NoQuarter

Capitalist Club:
Ravaged Earth, abused humans,
entry fees limitless. 

#Vertigo

Adrift interior:
Buoyant, undulant, yet still. 
Vertigo waxes back. 

#WhereTheStreetsHaveNoNames

Red planet: Vacancy.
Parched taverns, hollow hotels. 
Watermelon Sugar. 

#LoveIsAllYouNeed

Tiny bookshelf,
Yesterday our pages were empty.
Today is full of love.
 

#TicketToRide

Tickets and entanglements:
Corporeal gates,
Skeleton keyless entry.

 

#WhileMyGuitarGentlyWeeps

For a little while,
we missed the stench of humans,
but the Earth could breathe. 

#LucyInTheSkyWithDiamonds

Vegetables Waiting, 
envious lettuce. A lawn of trees. 
Rainbow falls in-between. 

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Thanks for checking out my collection of Haiku. I would love to hear any of your thoughts, so please share your comments.

I will be sharing more poetry and prose soon. I hope you’ve enjoyed this Capricious Pause. See you next time.