NaHaiWriMo 2012 Wrap Up

Well, I missed the last couple of days due to illness, but what a month! It was fun and a heckuva challenge to boot. Some of the little poems I wrote over the past month will be revised and tweaked and some will just fade away, but all of them in their own wee way brought me much joy. The community of haiku writers who participated were so supportive of each other and a big thank you to Michael Dylan Welch, the originator and haiku cat-herder of the NaHaiWriMo! Apparently he is collecting many of the haiku written during February for a new book -- don't know if I'll submit (not sure mine are of publishing quality).

Night Haiku 2

NaHaiWriMo, Day 26

crushing a dried leaf still the stars unzip

NaHaiWriMo, Day 25

falling off the planet yellow threads in rain

NaHaiWriMo, Day 24

xray
about you
it cares little

Day 23, NaHaiWriMo

slant rain
his toupee
off kilter




slant rain
a pile of wigs
by the guillotine




slant rain
a porn star fluffs
her merkin


hehehe...I said merkin

NaHaiWriMo, Day 22

wild wind
window not
the only chatterer

NaHaiWriMo, Day 21

too flimsy
this paper umbrella
meteor shower

Day 20, NaHaiWriMo

Can't believe I've made it to Day 20!


my words
turned back
winter talus

NaHaiWriMo, Day 19

winter's weird language
a single sandal loiters
in the parking lot

NaHaiWriMo, Day 18

late day gusts
an argument rattles
the window

Day 17, NaHaiWriMo

unzipping pods --
l, m, n, o
pea queue

NaHaiWriMo, Day 16

winter rain
another drowned haiku
in the ink pool

NaHaiWriMo, Day 15

night fog --
his slow fade in
to baritone

NaHaiWriMo, Day 14

Valentine's Day --
singing a love song
off key

NaHaiWriMo, Day 13

after the fight
your voice around
the mountain



What is NaHaiWriMo? Click here.

Where can I post my own daily Haiku for February? Click here.

NaHaiWriMo, Day 12

night deepens --
a troop of tumblers
in the laundromat

NaHaiWriMo, Day 11

midnight storm --
the kitchen table
a tiny port

NaHaiWriMo, Day 10

cloudberry jam
shadows lengthen
between us

Day 9, NaHaiWriMo

a banana popsicle
in February --
just more ice

NaHaiWriMo, Day 8

rabbit moon

half in the hat

half lit to the bone

The above was what was posted on the NaHaiWriMo page, but after receiving some fantastic advice from far better haiku poets than me, it has been revised to:

half in the hat

half lit to the bone --

rabbit moon