February was National Haiku Writing Month in which we writers were challenged to write 28 haikus, one for each day of the month. It was brought to the attention of the Lit community by `MSJames and provided us with an opportunity to get to know our fellow writers.

As wondrous as the writers are, their poems, though short, were as diverse and personal as they come. They also showed us that a haiku could be about anything, if only we dared to be different.

This Week's Picks

From `AbCat

solid lake
ducks staring
silently

by the 14th green
a golf ball hides
in a fresh cow pat

[link]


From *Bogbrush

grinning snowmen
line the street
- sliding cars

grumpy dad
his children cheer
the towtruck

[link]


From ~moyanII

寄せ鍋の箸合戦を遊びけり
yosenabe no hashi gassen wo asobi keri
steamboat-
we spar with chopsticks.

のらくらや俳句代わりにおおかみを
norakura ya haiku kawari ni ookami wo
slacking,
instead of writing haiku
i draw wolves.

[link]


From *RedDragonfly

driving by
every time we laugh-
green toilet in the pasture

squeaky dog toy
my new alarm clock

[link]


From `RetroZombie

peering through blue
the sidelong glance
of the moon

sensual decadence-
melted butter
in her belly button

[link]


From `poprocksandcharlotte

The winter settles
on the tide, waiting for you
to return alone.

Hemispheres stir winds
as snow falls in sheets, I burn
with coconut oil.

[link]



There are so many more out there that were wonderful.
Check out *HaikuKitty collection here:[link]
And `GaioumonBatou's journal sidebar: [link] for other great poets!
For a complete list of all participants see: [link]

Show these guys some love and hopefully we will see you next week!