Writing Haiku is among my favorite forms of writing. I like the manageability of creating a piece with only three lines. I like the focus of a small topic or moment. I like tapping the rhythm of syllables against my leg as I pen lines. I like playing with the order of words. Five. Seven. Five. Haiku shows up all over my writer's notebook, often after I have written about that day's gratitude.
The past two Decembers I committed to writing a Haiku-a-day and exchanged it with a friend. I wrote about this experience in this post.
Last night, as I was thinking about my experience of writing Haiku in past Decembers, I wrote this in my writer's notebook:
December chaos
ahead - Haiku slows me. Seek
reflective moments.
The challenge: write one Haiku-a-day in the month of December. Post it on your blog.
Will you join me in this writing endeavor?
Join me in sharing a slice of my life with Two Writing Teachers!
All writers are welcome!
I love writing challenges!
ReplyDeleteWishing you the best for Haiku writing month. Play and enjoy!
ReplyDeleteI enjoy reading Haiku more than writing it. So, I will look forward to reading your beauties on Tuesdays in December. (I find the format too constraining for me to write in regularly.)
ReplyDeleteI love nature. Poetry is tough. So, to me, it's like combining something I love with something I don't and I work on it. I'm intrigued by the challenge. Part of me says I won't do it, but the other part, the competitive part that knows I need to be writing more and thinking more outside of my school day thinks I might participate. Thanks for putting the invitation out there.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the invitation. I am considering it. I may not be able to do it every day, but I am willing to give it a go.
ReplyDeleteI've participated in a haiku a day challenge before in December and really enjoyed it. I'm on the fence right now, but so appreciate the open invitation. Writing challenges are a great motivation!
ReplyDeleteI'd like to try! I love a writing challenge and could use something new.
ReplyDeleteHere's mine today:
ReplyDeleteHappy to have made
English Toffee by myself
So sweet and yummy