Haiku Update #82

Mar 09, 2026

Haiku I’ve Written

2 March 2026

melting snow —
the morning she stops
wearing black

This haiku was written based on the NaHaiWriMo prompt “march of the thaw”.

3 March 2026

spring wind —
rhythm of monarchs
heading north

This haiku was written based on the NaHaiWriMo prompt “wind’s marching band”.

4 March 2026

daydreams —
the northern sky
honks

This haiku was written based on the NaHaiWriMo prompt “migrant birds’ line”.

5 March 2026

spring thunder —
the family still
wash headstones

This haiku was written based on the NaHaiWriMo prompt “marching past graves”.

6 March 2026

frog song —
rows of seedlings
trampled weeds

This haiku was written based on the NaHaiWriMo prompt “march of seedlings”.

migrating wildebeest —
that uncle who only comes
for Thanksgiving

This haiku was written to accompany an article on Haibundt.

7 March 2026

roaring creek - diminuendo of sparrow song

This haiku was written based on the NaHaiWriMo prompt “creek’s muddy march”.

8 March 2026

thunderstorm clouds —
after the ploughshare
earthworms

This haiku was written based on the NaHaiWriMo prompt “worm’s quiet march“.

I love this one by Thomas David on Instagram on 4 March 2026:

more lives
than our cat
pet goldfish

And this one by Ben Gaa, which was published in The Heron’s Nest but which I found on Twitter:

park bench
the different paces of
passersby

On 4 March 2026, I published an article called It’s Not About the Syllables.

Best wishes,

Mark
17Onji.com

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