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
#DailyHaikuPrompt
Daily Haiku Prompt
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
mastodon
4.5.9
#DailyHaikuPrompt is a place for haiku, senryu, shahai, tanka, and micropoetry poets to gather and practice their crafts. Please be supportive of one another. Favourite and boost. Founded by @cjeandowner. Hosted by @nlowell
0
Followers
0
Following
Joined December 09, 2022
Posts
Daily Haiku Prompt
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
#DailyHaikuPrompt is a place for haiku, senryu, shahai, tanka, and micropoetry poets to gather and practice their crafts. Please be supportive of one another. Favourite and boost. Founded by @cjeandowner. Hosted by @nlowell
mastodon.world
Daily Haiku Prompt
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
#DailyHaikuPrompt is a place for haiku, senryu, shahai, tanka, and micropoetry poets to gather and practice their crafts. Please be supportive of one another. Favourite and boost. Founded by @cjeandowner. Hosted by @nlowell
mastodon.world
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
·
Apr 18, 2026
10
3
6
Daily Haiku Prompt
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
#DailyHaikuPrompt is a place for haiku, senryu, shahai, tanka, and micropoetry poets to gather and practice their crafts. Please be supportive of one another. Favourite and boost. Founded by @cjeandowner. Hosted by @nlowell
mastodon.world
Daily Haiku Prompt
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
#DailyHaikuPrompt is a place for haiku, senryu, shahai, tanka, and micropoetry poets to gather and practice their crafts. Please be supportive of one another. Favourite and boost. Founded by @cjeandowner. Hosted by @nlowell
mastodon.world
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
·
Apr 17, 2026
I have learned something.
https://thehaikufoundation.org/international-haiku-poetry-day/
h/t @Natasha_Jay
https://thehaikufoundation.org/international-haiku-poetry-day/
h/t @Natasha_Jay
3
0
1
Daily Haiku Prompt
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
#DailyHaikuPrompt is a place for haiku, senryu, shahai, tanka, and micropoetry poets to gather and practice their crafts. Please be supportive of one another. Favourite and boost. Founded by @cjeandowner. Hosted by @nlowell
mastodon.world
Daily Haiku Prompt
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
#DailyHaikuPrompt is a place for haiku, senryu, shahai, tanka, and micropoetry poets to gather and practice their crafts. Please be supportive of one another. Favourite and boost. Founded by @cjeandowner. Hosted by @nlowell
mastodon.world
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
·
Apr 11, 2026
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
#DailyHaikuPrompt
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
#DailyHaikuPrompt
9
3
6
Daily Haiku Prompt
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
#DailyHaikuPrompt is a place for haiku, senryu, shahai, tanka, and micropoetry poets to gather and practice their crafts. Please be supportive of one another. Favourite and boost. Founded by @cjeandowner. Hosted by @nlowell
mastodon.world
Daily Haiku Prompt
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
#DailyHaikuPrompt is a place for haiku, senryu, shahai, tanka, and micropoetry poets to gather and practice their crafts. Please be supportive of one another. Favourite and boost. Founded by @cjeandowner. Hosted by @nlowell
mastodon.world
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
·
Apr 04, 2026
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
#DailyHaikuPrompt
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
#DailyHaikuPrompt
12
3
11
Daily Haiku Prompt
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
#DailyHaikuPrompt is a place for haiku, senryu, shahai, tanka, and micropoetry poets to gather and practice their crafts. Please be supportive of one another. Favourite and boost. Founded by @cjeandowner. Hosted by @nlowell
mastodon.world
Daily Haiku Prompt
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
#DailyHaikuPrompt is a place for haiku, senryu, shahai, tanka, and micropoetry poets to gather and practice their crafts. Please be supportive of one another. Favourite and boost. Founded by @cjeandowner. Hosted by @nlowell
mastodon.world
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
·
Mar 28, 2026
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
#DailyHaikuPrompt
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
#DailyHaikuPrompt
9
11
6
Daily Haiku Prompt
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
#DailyHaikuPrompt is a place for haiku, senryu, shahai, tanka, and micropoetry poets to gather and practice their crafts. Please be supportive of one another. Favourite and boost. Founded by @cjeandowner. Hosted by @nlowell
mastodon.world
Daily Haiku Prompt
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
#DailyHaikuPrompt is a place for haiku, senryu, shahai, tanka, and micropoetry poets to gather and practice their crafts. Please be supportive of one another. Favourite and boost. Founded by @cjeandowner. Hosted by @nlowell
mastodon.world
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
·
Mar 21, 2026
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
#DailyHaikuPrompt
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
#DailyHaikuPrompt
13
8
8
Daily Haiku Prompt
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
#DailyHaikuPrompt is a place for haiku, senryu, shahai, tanka, and micropoetry poets to gather and practice their crafts. Please be supportive of one another. Favourite and boost. Founded by @cjeandowner. Hosted by @nlowell
mastodon.world
Daily Haiku Prompt
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
#DailyHaikuPrompt is a place for haiku, senryu, shahai, tanka, and micropoetry poets to gather and practice their crafts. Please be supportive of one another. Favourite and boost. Founded by @cjeandowner. Hosted by @nlowell
mastodon.world
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
·
Mar 14, 2026
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
#DailyHaikuPrompt
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
#DailyHaikuPrompt
11
11
12
Daily Haiku Prompt
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
#DailyHaikuPrompt is a place for haiku, senryu, shahai, tanka, and micropoetry poets to gather and practice their crafts. Please be supportive of one another. Favourite and boost. Founded by @cjeandowner. Hosted by @nlowell
mastodon.world
Daily Haiku Prompt
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
#DailyHaikuPrompt is a place for haiku, senryu, shahai, tanka, and micropoetry poets to gather and practice their crafts. Please be supportive of one another. Favourite and boost. Founded by @cjeandowner. Hosted by @nlowell
mastodon.world
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
·
Mar 07, 2026
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
#DailyHaikuPrompt
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
#DailyHaikuPrompt
7
10
7
Daily Haiku Prompt
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
#DailyHaikuPrompt is a place for haiku, senryu, shahai, tanka, and micropoetry poets to gather and practice their crafts. Please be supportive of one another. Favourite and boost. Founded by @cjeandowner. Hosted by @nlowell
mastodon.world
Daily Haiku Prompt
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
#DailyHaikuPrompt is a place for haiku, senryu, shahai, tanka, and micropoetry poets to gather and practice their crafts. Please be supportive of one another. Favourite and boost. Founded by @cjeandowner. Hosted by @nlowell
mastodon.world
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
·
Feb 28, 2026
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
#DailyHaikuPrompt
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
#DailyHaikuPrompt
9
9
9
Daily Haiku Prompt
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
#DailyHaikuPrompt is a place for haiku, senryu, shahai, tanka, and micropoetry poets to gather and practice their crafts. Please be supportive of one another. Favourite and boost. Founded by @cjeandowner. Hosted by @nlowell
mastodon.world
Daily Haiku Prompt
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
#DailyHaikuPrompt is a place for haiku, senryu, shahai, tanka, and micropoetry poets to gather and practice their crafts. Please be supportive of one another. Favourite and boost. Founded by @cjeandowner. Hosted by @nlowell
mastodon.world
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
·
Feb 21, 2026
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
#DailyHaikuPrompt
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
#DailyHaikuPrompt
15
10
11
Daily Haiku Prompt
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
#DailyHaikuPrompt is a place for haiku, senryu, shahai, tanka, and micropoetry poets to gather and practice their crafts. Please be supportive of one another. Favourite and boost. Founded by @cjeandowner. Hosted by @nlowell
mastodon.world
Daily Haiku Prompt
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
#DailyHaikuPrompt is a place for haiku, senryu, shahai, tanka, and micropoetry poets to gather and practice their crafts. Please be supportive of one another. Favourite and boost. Founded by @cjeandowner. Hosted by @nlowell
mastodon.world
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
·
Feb 14, 2026
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
#DailyHaikuPrompt
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
#DailyHaikuPrompt
10
12
6
Daily Haiku Prompt
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
#DailyHaikuPrompt is a place for haiku, senryu, shahai, tanka, and micropoetry poets to gather and practice their crafts. Please be supportive of one another. Favourite and boost. Founded by @cjeandowner. Hosted by @nlowell
mastodon.world
Daily Haiku Prompt
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
#DailyHaikuPrompt is a place for haiku, senryu, shahai, tanka, and micropoetry poets to gather and practice their crafts. Please be supportive of one another. Favourite and boost. Founded by @cjeandowner. Hosted by @nlowell
mastodon.world
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
·
Feb 07, 2026
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
#DailyHaikuPrompt
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
#DailyHaikuPrompt
13
16
5
Daily Haiku Prompt
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
#DailyHaikuPrompt is a place for haiku, senryu, shahai, tanka, and micropoetry poets to gather and practice their crafts. Please be supportive of one another. Favourite and boost. Founded by @cjeandowner. Hosted by @nlowell
mastodon.world
Daily Haiku Prompt
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
#DailyHaikuPrompt is a place for haiku, senryu, shahai, tanka, and micropoetry poets to gather and practice their crafts. Please be supportive of one another. Favourite and boost. Founded by @cjeandowner. Hosted by @nlowell
mastodon.world
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
·
Jan 31, 2026
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
#DailyHaikuPrompt
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
#DailyHaikuPrompt
12
0
5
Daily Haiku Prompt
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
#DailyHaikuPrompt is a place for haiku, senryu, shahai, tanka, and micropoetry poets to gather and practice their crafts. Please be supportive of one another. Favourite and boost. Founded by @cjeandowner. Hosted by @nlowell
mastodon.world
Daily Haiku Prompt
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
#DailyHaikuPrompt is a place for haiku, senryu, shahai, tanka, and micropoetry poets to gather and practice their crafts. Please be supportive of one another. Favourite and boost. Founded by @cjeandowner. Hosted by @nlowell
mastodon.world
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
·
Jan 24, 2026
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
#DailyHaikuPrompt
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
#DailyHaikuPrompt
10
32
6
Daily Haiku Prompt
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
#DailyHaikuPrompt is a place for haiku, senryu, shahai, tanka, and micropoetry poets to gather and practice their crafts. Please be supportive of one another. Favourite and boost. Founded by @cjeandowner. Hosted by @nlowell
mastodon.world
Daily Haiku Prompt
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
#DailyHaikuPrompt is a place for haiku, senryu, shahai, tanka, and micropoetry poets to gather and practice their crafts. Please be supportive of one another. Favourite and boost. Founded by @cjeandowner. Hosted by @nlowell
mastodon.world
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
·
Jan 17, 2026
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
#DailyHaikuPrompt
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
#DailyHaikuPrompt
9
34
5
Daily Haiku Prompt
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
#DailyHaikuPrompt is a place for haiku, senryu, shahai, tanka, and micropoetry poets to gather and practice their crafts. Please be supportive of one another. Favourite and boost. Founded by @cjeandowner. Hosted by @nlowell
mastodon.world
Daily Haiku Prompt
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
#DailyHaikuPrompt is a place for haiku, senryu, shahai, tanka, and micropoetry poets to gather and practice their crafts. Please be supportive of one another. Favourite and boost. Founded by @cjeandowner. Hosted by @nlowell
mastodon.world
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
·
Jan 10, 2026
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
#DailyHaikuPrompt
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
#DailyHaikuPrompt
12
42
5
Daily Haiku Prompt
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
#DailyHaikuPrompt is a place for haiku, senryu, shahai, tanka, and micropoetry poets to gather and practice their crafts. Please be supportive of one another. Favourite and boost. Founded by @cjeandowner. Hosted by @nlowell
mastodon.world
Daily Haiku Prompt
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
#DailyHaikuPrompt is a place for haiku, senryu, shahai, tanka, and micropoetry poets to gather and practice their crafts. Please be supportive of one another. Favourite and boost. Founded by @cjeandowner. Hosted by @nlowell
mastodon.world
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
·
Jan 03, 2026
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
#DailyHaikuPrompt
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
#DailyHaikuPrompt
13
30
7
Daily Haiku Prompt
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
#DailyHaikuPrompt is a place for haiku, senryu, shahai, tanka, and micropoetry poets to gather and practice their crafts. Please be supportive of one another. Favourite and boost. Founded by @cjeandowner. Hosted by @nlowell
mastodon.world
Daily Haiku Prompt
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
#DailyHaikuPrompt is a place for haiku, senryu, shahai, tanka, and micropoetry poets to gather and practice their crafts. Please be supportive of one another. Favourite and boost. Founded by @cjeandowner. Hosted by @nlowell
mastodon.world
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
·
Dec 27, 2025
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
#DailyHaikuPrompt
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
#DailyHaikuPrompt
17
42
13
Daily Haiku Prompt
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
#DailyHaikuPrompt is a place for haiku, senryu, shahai, tanka, and micropoetry poets to gather and practice their crafts. Please be supportive of one another. Favourite and boost. Founded by @cjeandowner. Hosted by @nlowell
mastodon.world
Daily Haiku Prompt
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
#DailyHaikuPrompt is a place for haiku, senryu, shahai, tanka, and micropoetry poets to gather and practice their crafts. Please be supportive of one another. Favourite and boost. Founded by @cjeandowner. Hosted by @nlowell
mastodon.world
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
·
Dec 20, 2025
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
#DailyHaikuPrompt
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
#DailyHaikuPrompt
12
25
8
Daily Haiku Prompt
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
#DailyHaikuPrompt is a place for haiku, senryu, shahai, tanka, and micropoetry poets to gather and practice their crafts. Please be supportive of one another. Favourite and boost. Founded by @cjeandowner. Hosted by @nlowell
mastodon.world
Daily Haiku Prompt
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
#DailyHaikuPrompt is a place for haiku, senryu, shahai, tanka, and micropoetry poets to gather and practice their crafts. Please be supportive of one another. Favourite and boost. Founded by @cjeandowner. Hosted by @nlowell
mastodon.world
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
·
Dec 13, 2025
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
#DailyHaikuPrompt
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
#DailyHaikuPrompt
11
23
6
Daily Haiku Prompt
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
#DailyHaikuPrompt is a place for haiku, senryu, shahai, tanka, and micropoetry poets to gather and practice their crafts. Please be supportive of one another. Favourite and boost. Founded by @cjeandowner. Hosted by @nlowell
mastodon.world
Daily Haiku Prompt
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
#DailyHaikuPrompt is a place for haiku, senryu, shahai, tanka, and micropoetry poets to gather and practice their crafts. Please be supportive of one another. Favourite and boost. Founded by @cjeandowner. Hosted by @nlowell
mastodon.world
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
·
Dec 06, 2025
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
#DailyHaikuPrompt
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
#DailyHaikuPrompt
11
17
3
Daily Haiku Prompt
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
#DailyHaikuPrompt is a place for haiku, senryu, shahai, tanka, and micropoetry poets to gather and practice their crafts. Please be supportive of one another. Favourite and boost. Founded by @cjeandowner. Hosted by @nlowell
mastodon.world
Daily Haiku Prompt
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
#DailyHaikuPrompt is a place for haiku, senryu, shahai, tanka, and micropoetry poets to gather and practice their crafts. Please be supportive of one another. Favourite and boost. Founded by @cjeandowner. Hosted by @nlowell
mastodon.world
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
·
Nov 29, 2025
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
#DailyHaikuPrompt
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
#DailyHaikuPrompt
12
24
4
Daily Haiku Prompt
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
#DailyHaikuPrompt is a place for haiku, senryu, shahai, tanka, and micropoetry poets to gather and practice their crafts. Please be supportive of one another. Favourite and boost. Founded by @cjeandowner. Hosted by @nlowell
mastodon.world
Daily Haiku Prompt
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
#DailyHaikuPrompt is a place for haiku, senryu, shahai, tanka, and micropoetry poets to gather and practice their crafts. Please be supportive of one another. Favourite and boost. Founded by @cjeandowner. Hosted by @nlowell
mastodon.world
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
·
Nov 22, 2025
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
#DailyHaikuPrompt
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
#DailyHaikuPrompt
13
22
6
Daily Haiku Prompt
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
#DailyHaikuPrompt is a place for haiku, senryu, shahai, tanka, and micropoetry poets to gather and practice their crafts. Please be supportive of one another. Favourite and boost. Founded by @cjeandowner. Hosted by @nlowell
mastodon.world
Daily Haiku Prompt
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
#DailyHaikuPrompt is a place for haiku, senryu, shahai, tanka, and micropoetry poets to gather and practice their crafts. Please be supportive of one another. Favourite and boost. Founded by @cjeandowner. Hosted by @nlowell
mastodon.world
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
·
Nov 15, 2025
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
#DailyHaikuPrompt
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
#DailyHaikuPrompt
12
22
5
Daily Haiku Prompt
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
#DailyHaikuPrompt is a place for haiku, senryu, shahai, tanka, and micropoetry poets to gather and practice their crafts. Please be supportive of one another. Favourite and boost. Founded by @cjeandowner. Hosted by @nlowell
mastodon.world
Daily Haiku Prompt
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
#DailyHaikuPrompt is a place for haiku, senryu, shahai, tanka, and micropoetry poets to gather and practice their crafts. Please be supportive of one another. Favourite and boost. Founded by @cjeandowner. Hosted by @nlowell
mastodon.world
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
·
Nov 08, 2025
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
#DailyHaikuPrompt
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
#DailyHaikuPrompt
14
22
7
Daily Haiku Prompt
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
#DailyHaikuPrompt is a place for haiku, senryu, shahai, tanka, and micropoetry poets to gather and practice their crafts. Please be supportive of one another. Favourite and boost. Founded by @cjeandowner. Hosted by @nlowell
mastodon.world
Daily Haiku Prompt
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
#DailyHaikuPrompt is a place for haiku, senryu, shahai, tanka, and micropoetry poets to gather and practice their crafts. Please be supportive of one another. Favourite and boost. Founded by @cjeandowner. Hosted by @nlowell
mastodon.world
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
·
Nov 01, 2025
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
#DailyHaikuPrompt
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
#DailyHaikuPrompt
11
26
3
Daily Haiku Prompt
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
#DailyHaikuPrompt is a place for haiku, senryu, shahai, tanka, and micropoetry poets to gather and practice their crafts. Please be supportive of one another. Favourite and boost. Founded by @cjeandowner. Hosted by @nlowell
mastodon.world
Daily Haiku Prompt
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
#DailyHaikuPrompt is a place for haiku, senryu, shahai, tanka, and micropoetry poets to gather and practice their crafts. Please be supportive of one another. Favourite and boost. Founded by @cjeandowner. Hosted by @nlowell
mastodon.world
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
·
Oct 25, 2025
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
#DailyHaikuPrompt
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
#DailyHaikuPrompt
9
23
6
Daily Haiku Prompt
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
#DailyHaikuPrompt is a place for haiku, senryu, shahai, tanka, and micropoetry poets to gather and practice their crafts. Please be supportive of one another. Favourite and boost. Founded by @cjeandowner. Hosted by @nlowell
mastodon.world
Daily Haiku Prompt
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
#DailyHaikuPrompt is a place for haiku, senryu, shahai, tanka, and micropoetry poets to gather and practice their crafts. Please be supportive of one another. Favourite and boost. Founded by @cjeandowner. Hosted by @nlowell
mastodon.world
@dailyhaikuprompt@mastodon.world
·
Oct 18, 2025
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
#DailyHaikuPrompt
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
#DailyHaikuPrompt
8
24
4