
2025-09-27 12:43:08
About this diner:
There's sea bass on the menu
But not on the plate.
#dailyhaikuprompt - sea bass
#haiku
#poem
About this diner:
There's sea bass on the menu
But not on the plate.
#dailyhaikuprompt - sea bass
#haiku
#poem
Packed in like sardines
Returning to our birth place
We drive to the sea.
#dailyhaikuprompt - sardines
#haiku
#poem
Sunny cool morning
A warning of later heat
Ontario life.
#dailyhaikuprompt - cool morning
#haiku
#poem
Smoldering glances
Are pointless in a heat wave
No one is that hot.
#dailyhaikuprompt - smoldering
#haiku
#poem
Ice cold from the fridge
I have eaten the cherries
That you were saving.
#dailyhaikuprompt - cherries
#haiku
#poem
Flanders and Swann switch
From one vine to another
A song for our times.
🎵 #dailyhaikuprompt - vine
#haiku
#poem
I've been playing through "Haiku, the Robot" recently and seeing this message in the Catacombs got a good laugh out of me. No, Dylan, sadly it's not! 😅
#HaikuTheRobot #HollowKnight
Reflected ripples
Dapple the cottage ceiling
On a fall weekend.
#dailyhaikuprompt - dapple
#haiku
#poem
Firm, fuzzy peaches
Summersweet seasonal treat
Now here, too soon gone.
#dailyhaikuprompt - peaches
#haiku
#poem
The lotus eaters
Give no thought to those of us
Whose lives they disrupt.
#dailyhaikuprompt - lotus
#haiku
#poem
Walnuts in the tree
Are suddenly on the ground
Thonk, whump, whack, kerplunk.
#dailyhaikuprompt - walnuts
#haiku
#poem
Open the windows
Morning air is refreshing
Following the rain.
#dailyhaikuprompt - refreshing
#haiku
#poem
Gentle evening rain
Is just the thing we needed
But not what we got.
#dailyhaikuprompt - evening rain
#haiku
#poem
It's not October
So why do I hear footsteps
In an empty house?
#dailyhaikuprompt - footsteps
#haiku
#poem
The dead tree branches
Cradle the new moon's pale light
A lunar lantern.
#dailyhaikuprompt - lantern
#haiku
#poem
The summer meadow
Full of grasses and grazers
Feeding each other.
#dailyhaikuprompt - meadow
#haiku
#poem
Dinner on the grill
Salmon on a cedar plank
Salad on the side.
#dailyhaikuprompt - salmon
#haiku
#poem
You mean "undulate"
When describing rolling hills
With a "g" it's cows.
#dailyhaikuprompt - undulate
#haiku
#poem
Waves scour the beach sand
And leave behind coarser stone
To thwart the tourists.
#dailyhaikuprompt - beach
#haiku
#poem
Grateful bees buzzing
Around the water cooler
Discussing bees-ness.
#dailyhaikuprompt - buzz
#haiku
#poem
When sunlight turns dim
And the weather turns chilly
Turn up your collar.
#dailyhaikuprompt - chilly
#haiku
#poem
No longer humid
A brief reprieve for breathing
Slightly thinner air.
#dailyhaikuprompt - humid
#haiku
#poem
Caught in a mix-up
When life hands you a melon
You make lemonade.
#dailyhaikuprompt - melon
#haiku
#poem
A vibrant orange
Succumbs to a somber brown
Autumn settles in.
#dailyhaikuprompt - somber
#haiku
#poem
Simple potato
Delicious carbohydrate
Nature's humble starch.
#dailyhaikuprompt - potato
#haiku
#poem
Bursting through the lawn
An eruption of bright pinks
Overflow with joy.
#dailyhaikuprompt - pinks
#haiku
#poem
Fireworks are a way
To celebrate explosions
Without asking why.
#dailyhaikuprompt - fireworks
#haiku
#poem
Stacked incautiously
I open the pantry door
To a wild cascade.
#dailyhaikuprompt - cascade
#haiku
#poem
Like a sole shark's fin
A sail on the horizon
Cuts through the salt air.
#dailyhaikuprompt - sail
#haiku
#poem
Laggard sunrise glow
Appears later each morning
Winter is coming.
#dailyhaikuprompt - glow
#haiku
#poem
Turning with the sun
Tournesol or sunflower
Always sees the light.
#dailyhaikuprompt - sunflower
#haiku
#poem
What makes a Quail quail?
Or a Chicken chicken out?
Words of a feather.
#dailyhaikuprompt - quail
#haiku
#poem
The sun has risen
Morning tasks are completed
It's time for a nap.
#dailyhaikuprompt - morning
#haiku
#poem
First we overheat
Then we cool off too quickly
Earth as a sauna.
#dailyhaikuprompt - cool off
#haiku
#poem
Watch "The White Lotus"
It's excellent instruction
How not to behave.
#dailyhaikuprompt - lotus
#haiku
#poem
Compost or decay
Is it wanted or wasteful
Rotten perspective.
#dailyhaikuprompt - decay
#haiku
#poem
Orchids root in trees
To take their place in the sun
Beauty hits the heights.
#dailyhaikuprompt - orchids
#haiku
#poem
Thunderclouds gather
Driven tall by summer heat
Refreshing cold rain.
#dailyhaikuprompt - cold rain
#haiku
#poem
Some call it "Eggplant"
Others prefer "Aubergine"
Cartoon emoji.
#dailyhaikuprompt - eggplant
#haiku
#poem
Browsing in the glade
Deer gather in the sunlight
Turning tail on fall.
#dailyhaikuprompt - deer
#haiku
#poem
Seek out small pleasures
Rejoice in the simple things
Joy defeats despair.
#dailyhaikuprompt - joy
#haiku
#poem
One more coat of paint
Lightly sand between each coat
Yearly perfection.
#dailyhaikuprompt - sand
#haiku
#poem
A Cricket and a
Grasshopper met to gossip
On what Katydid.
#dailyhaikuprompt - katydid
#haiku
#poem
You know the secret
When spelling "Chrysanthemums"
Is that "Mums" the word.
#dailyhaikuprompt - chrysanthemums
#haiku
#poem
A fresh ear of corn
Soaked, roasted, finally shucked
Hot buttery bliss.
#dailyhaikuprompt - corn
#haiku
#poem
Waterless so long
Parched to the point of cracking
The window box wilts.
#dailyhaikuprompt - parched
#haiku
#poem
Ponderous pumpkin
Behold its orange glory
Lourd Gourd Almighty.
#dailyhaikuprompt - pumpkin
#haiku
#poem
Friend to butterflies
The common yarrow stands tall
Offering a snack.
#dailyhaikuprompt - yarrow
#haiku
#poem
The cycle concludes:
Seed sprout flower fruit harvest
Then begins again.
#dailyhaikuprompt - harvest
#haiku
#poem
Sweat without relief
Lying languid in the heat
Awaiting autumn.
#dailyhaikuprompt - languid
#haiku
#poem
Hop around the puddle
Unlike the youthful habit
Jumping into them.
#dailyhaikuprompt - puddle
#haiku
#poem
Engaging in a
True traditional cookout
Must involve charcoal.
#dailyhaikuprompt - cookout
#haiku
#poem
Born astride a grave
With only one life to live
We must make it count.
#dailyhaikuprompt - grave
#haiku
#poem
The moon, just past full
Throws shadows against the earth
Hoping some will stick.
#dailyhaikuprompt - moon
#haiku
#poem
Sunlit level path
With deep forest either side
Guides me through the glade.
#dailyhaikuprompt - glade
#haiku
#poem
Harvest and enjoy
Can the rest for the winter
Sunshine on a shelf.
#dailyhaikuprompt - harvest
#haiku
#poem
Above the car lots
The tubular creatures dance
With a joyful air.
#dailyhaikuprompt - dance
#haiku
#poem
I am reminded
That whenever I cut grass
It should be clover.
#dailyhaikuprompt - cut grass
#haiku
#poem
Dense and thirsty roots
Willow binds the river bank
Keeps its footing sure.
#dailyhaikuprompt - willow
#haiku
#poem
Time to pack some ice
In a very large cooler
And climb into it.
#dailyhaikuprompt - pack
#haiku
#poem
The pasture beckons
Combining grass, brook, and tree
A peace of heaven.
#dailyhaikuprompt - pasture
#haiku
#poem
No one should be jailed
For any form of laughter
Except manslaughter.
#dailyhaikuprompt - laughter
#haiku
#poem
Slightly overcast
The morning cloud cover breaks
For afternoon sun.
#dailyhaikuprompt - morning cloud
#haiku
#poem `
Nature's fresh bounty
Apples hanging from the tree
Crispy crimson fruit.
#dailyhaikuprompt - crimson
#haiku
#poem
Nature's fireworks
Lightning streaks across the sky
Scaring the dog too.
#dailyhaikuprompt - lightning
#haiku
#poem
Vines are not daunted
By solid walls in their way
They simply climb them.
#dailyhaikuprompt - vines
#haiku
#poem
When you are misled
Thinking you have found true love
That is a catfish.
#dailyhaikuprompt - catfish
#haiku
#poem
Lucky summer moon
Observing what we endure
From a safe distance.
#dailyhaikuprompt - summer moon
#haiku
#poem
New moon at the rise
Hope lights the darkness below
The cycle renews.
#dailyhaikuprompt - new moon
#haiku
#poem
Maple keys spiral
To form a mat on the ground
A carpet of life.
#dailyhaikuprompt - spiral
#haiku
#poem
Muggy overcast
Air thick with humidity
Makes the world peevish.
#dailyhaikuprompt - overcast
#haiku
#poem
Warm moist meets cool damp
Weather fronts swirl together
Autumn rains supreme.
#dailyhaikuprompt - swirl
#haiku
#poem
Japanese Maple
Covers itself in red leaves
Radiating joy.
#dailyhaikuprompt - red leaves
#haiku
#poem
A distant rumble
A hush of expectancy
And a chance of rain.
#dailyhaikuprompt - rain
#haiku
#poem
When viewing a pear
It gives one the impression
That it is sitting.
#dailyhaikuprompt - pear
#haiku
#poem
Waiting in silence
The kingfisher stalks its prey
Preparing to strike.
#dailyhaikuprompt - kingfisher
#haiku
#poem
A snail works daily
Weighing the world on its back
Thus labours Atlas.
#dailyhaikuprompt - snail
#haiku
#poem
To cover the spread
Bookies must even the odds
And take a gambler.
#dailyhaikuprompt - cover
#haiku
#poem
You start as a plum
But, in this economy
You end up a prune.
#dailyhaikuprompt - plum
#haiku
#poem
The layer between
The warm water and cool air
Early morning mist.
#dailyhaikuprompt - mist
#haiku
#poem
Getting through the day
Sunrise is the promise made
Sunset is the prize.
#dailyhaikuprompt - sunset
#haiku
#poem
This balmy weather
With air as thick as cotton
Gives us a batting.
#dailyhaikuprompt - balmy
#haiku
#poem
Nothing is lucky
About a four leaf clover
Highway interchange.
#dailyhaikuprompt - clover
#haiku
#poem
The roses perk up
As perhaps would all of us
If given a drink.
#dailyhaikuprompt - roses
#haiku
#poem
In profuse blossoms
I see the promise of a
Prolific harvest.
#dailyhaikuprompt - profuse
#haiku
#poem
Last days of summer:
Weekend of boisterous fun,
Labour Day, then school.
#dailyhaikuprompt - boisterous
#haiku
#poem
Sheer, skimpy, light clothes
To feel cool and to look cool
There is a limit.
#dailyhaikuprompt - light clothes
#haiku
#poem