Haiku Conclusion

I LIKE
SPENDING TIME
WITH YOU

HAIKU CHALLENGE
Phew, we've come to the end of the Haiku Heights Challenge, where we had to write thirty Haiku in thirty days. You would probably only expect to write two or three decent ones in that time, but the challenge goes beyond that. You get the opportunity to read everybody else's work and comment on the progress of the challenge each day.
WRITING
At the end of the day we are all writers, and the Haiku Challenge can only make us better, better informed, better read, and better writers.
HAIKU
Over the last thirty days I have written more Haiku than in my life previously, not only have I managed to complete the Haiku Challenge but I have also accumulated a few extra Haiku that I did not use. When I say Haiku, I'm talking about a fairly broad school, most of them wouldn't qualify in the traditional or academic sense, but the trick is just to write something, and see what happens.
SPARE HAIKU

ART

Artistic
Writing on the wall
Fantastic
29092011/2


PHOENIX

A mythical bird
Immortal as the Phoenix
Lays a golden egg
26092011/2

MAGIC

Magic Montparnasse
Magnificent Mario
Modigliani
25092011/3

KISS

Taste my lips with wine
I wait for your kiss once more
Smother me with love
06092011

FEATHER

Birds of a feather
Congregate, flock together
Fleecing each other
20092011/2

CREATIVITY

Artisan
Creativity
Is an art
26092011/3

TIME

She don't care
It's his last season
Time won't wait
26092011/2

FALL

Atop the oak tree
Another mountain to climb
Leaves fall back to earth
26092011/1

DEAD

Universal man
He reads the obituaries
Of his dead good friends
25092011/3

...and here's one I wrote for 3WW
the prompt words were:
ERODE HEART + OBSERVE

We observe the rocks
My heart and hers beat as one
Slowly they erode
07092011/1

FINALLY
I just want to tell you about my Haiku Wall. I came up with the line: I like spending time with you. And I wrote a few Haiku style poems that I will publish on this site tomorrow. The idea is that you write something using my line as the prompt and drop it into my comments box. Full explanation tomorrow.

The Height of Haiku Challenge, Day 30 - Poets Choice. Today is the final day of the challenge.

Welcome to Day 30 of The Height of Haiku Challenge, where your challenge is to write 30 haiku in 30 days. Thanks to all writers who took part in the challenge, be it just a single prompt or all the prompts this month. It has been a celebration of haiku. I impose no restriction on the topic today, feel free to write a haiku on ANY TOPIC you choose. Have fun.

Here's mine: (I chose Water).

WATER

Underground water
Wet summer drips, winter waits
Springs up in autumn
30092011

Here's my 3WW

The Height of Haiku Challenge, Day 29 - Rhythm

Welcome to Day 29 of The Height of Haiku Challenge, where your challenge is to write 30 haiku in 30 days. The prompt today is RHYTHM suggested by Yamini.

Here's mine:

RHYTHM

Rivers running dry
Waiting for the gods to sing
Rhythm without rhyme
29092011

Here's my 3WW

The Height of Haiku Challenge, Day 28 - Charm

Welcome to Day 28 of The Height of Haiku Challenge, where your challenge is to write 30 haiku in 30 days. The prompt today is CHARM suggested by Gemma Wiseman.

Here's mine:

CHARM

Deep in Apple Wood
The charm of the hollow tree
Finally bears fruit
28092011

Here's my 3WW

The Height of Haiku Challenge, Day 27 - Poise

Welcome to Day 27 of The Height of Haiku Challenge, where your challenge is to write 30 haiku in 30 days. The prompt today is POISE suggested by Tarang.

Here's mine:

POISE

From one small acorn
Poised and ready to survive
Acres of green oak
27092011

The Height of Haiku Challenge, Day 26 - Phoenix

Welcome to Day 26 of The Height of Haiku Challenge, where your challenge is to write 30 haiku in 30 days. The prompt today is PHOENIX suggested by Tweety.

Here's mine:

PHOENIX

Mythical or not
Spontaneous combustion
Flight of the Phoenix
26092011

The Height of Haiku Challenge, Day 25 - Any Topic

Welcome to Day 25 of The Height of Haiku Challenge, where your challenge is to write 30 haiku in 30 days. Today is a Sunday, so the challenge takes a break from specific themes and you are free to take up ANY TOPIC you choose. Have fun.

Here's mine: (I chose Thought).

THOUGHT

They're the thought police
They were not police really
They just thought they were
25092011

The Height of Haiku Challenge, Day 24 - Lost

Welcome to Day 24 of The Height of Haiku Challenge, where your challenge is to write 30 haiku in 30 days. The prompt today is LOST suggested by Ananya.

Here's mine:

LOST

Losing the battle
They re-group and fight again
War on want not lost
24092011

The Height of Haiku Challenge, Day 23 - Water

Welcome to Day 23 of The Height of Haiku Challenge, where your challenge is to write 30 haiku in 30 days, with the themes given here. The prompt today is WATER suggested by Amy Trumble.

Here's mine:

TONGUE TWISTER

Trickling tap
Tickles the tastebuds
Taps the tongue
23092011

The Height of Haiku Challenge, Day 22 - Bullseye

Welcome to Day 22 of The Height of Haiku Challenge, where your challenge is to write 30 haiku in 30 days. The prompt today is BULLSEYE (or BULL's-EYE) suggested by Rumya.

Here's mine:

BULLSEYE

Triple top, nineteen
Double ten makes ninety-nine
Bullseye, good arrows
22092011

The Height of Haiku Challenge, Day 21 - Bubbles

Welcome to Day 21 of The Height of Haiku Challenge, where your challenge is to write 30 haiku in 30 days. The prompt today is BUBBLES suggested by Nanka.

Here's mine:

BUBBLES

Bursting in the wind
Running the poor kids ragged
Catch them if you can
21092011

The Height of Haiku Challenge, Day 20 - Feather

Welcome to Day 20 of The Height of Haiku Challenge, where your challenge is to write 30 haiku in 30 days. The prompt today is FEATHER suggested by Nimue.

Here's mine:

FEATHER

They fleece each other
Warmongers to the feather
Wage wars without walls
20092011

The Height of Haiku Challenge, Day 19 - Bold

Welcome to Day 19 of The Height of Haiku Challenge, where your challenge is to write 30 haiku in 30 days, with the themes given here. The prompt today is BOLD suggested by Paulami.

Here's mine:

BOLD

Beyond time and space
Out into the cold unknown
They reach for the stars
19092011

The Height of Haiku Challenge, Day 18 - Any Topic

Welcome to Day 18 of The Height of Haiku Challenge, where your challenge is to write 30 haiku in 30 days, with the themes given here. Today is a Sunday, so the challenge takes a break from specific themes and you are free to take up ANY TOPIC you choose. Have fun.

Here's mine: (I chose Waiting).

WAITING

They're there, theirs; they're there
There on the page unspoken
Waiting to be read
18092011

The Height of Haiku Challenge, Day 17 - Winter

Welcome to Day 17 of The Height of Haiku Challenge, where your challenge is to write 30 haiku in 30 days. The prompt today is WINTER suggested by Priyanka Bhowmick

Here's mine:

WINTER

His arms branch upwards
Like a tower scraping skies
Leafless not lifeless
17092011

The Height of Haiku Challenge, Day 16 - Chime

Welcome to Day 16 of The Height of Haiku Challenge, where your challenge is to write 30 haiku in 30 days, with the themes given here. The prompt today is CHIME suggested by SiS.

Here's mine:

CHIME

If the clock won't chime
Winter spring summer or fall
Why does the bell toll
16092011

The Height of Haiku Challenge, Day 15 - Patience

Welcome to Day 15 of The Height of Haiku Challenge, where your challenge is to write 30 haiku in 30 days, with the themes given here. The prompt today is PATIENCE.

Here's mine:

PATIENCE

Solitaire
Sheila sits shuffling
Silently
15092011

Okay, I'm back in town today. Thank you all for your wonderful comments and I'll try and catch up with every one's work in a few days time. Andy

The Height of Haiku Challenge, Day 14 - Elixir

Welcome to Day 14 of The Height of Haiku Challenge, where your challenge is to write 30 haiku in 30 days, with the themes given here. The prompt today is ELIXIR.

Here's mine:

ELIXIR

Primordial soup
Bubbling in the witches pot
Elixir of life
14092011

For reasons beyond my control I will not be around for a few days, I will still try to post something on this site each day of the challenge, but I won't link to the HH site until I get back. Thank you all for your wonderful comments and I'll try and catch up with every one's work in a few days time. Andy

The Height of Haiku Challenge, Day 13 - Liberty

Welcome to Day 13 of The Height of Haiku Challenge, where your challenge is to write 30 haiku in 30 days, with the themes given here. The prompt today is LIBERTY.

Here's mine:

LIBERTY

Safari park chimps
Performing for the lions
In our SUV'S
13092011

For reasons beyond my control I will not be around for a few days, I will still try to post something on this site each day of the challenge, but I won't link to the HH site until I get back. Thank you all for your wonderful comments and I'll try and catch up with everyone's work in a few days time. Andy

The Height of Haiku Challenge, Day 12 - Flood

Welcome to Day 12 of The Height of Haiku Challenge, where your challenge is to write 30 haiku in 30 days, with the themes given here. Todays one word theme is: FLOOD

Here's mine:

FLOOD

Memories flood back
We babytalk together
Wet behind the ears
12092011

For reasons beyond my control I will not be around for a few days, I will still try to post something on this site each day of the challenge, but I won't link to the HH site until I get back. Thank you all for your wonderful comments and I'll try and catch up with everyone's work in a few days time. Andy

The Height of Haiku Challenge, Day 11 - Any Topic

Welcome to Day 11 of The Height of Haiku Challenge, where your challenge is to write 30 haiku in 30 days, with the themes given here. Today is a Sunday, so the challenge takes a break from specific themes and you are free to take up ANY TOPIC you choose. Have fun.

Here's mine: (I chose Connections).

CONNECTIONS

One brief encounter
Connects us to each other
For eternity
11092011

For reasons beyond my control I will not be around for a few days, I will still try to post something on this site each day of the challenge, but I won't link to the HH site until I get back. Thank you all for your wonderful comments and I'll try and catch up with everyone's work in a few days time. Andy

The Height of Haiku Challenge, Day 10 - Magic

Welcome to Day 10 of The Height of Haiku Challenge, where your challenge is to write 30 haiku in 30 days, with the themes given here. The prompt today and #68 overall is MAGIC suggested by Tweety.

Here's mine:

MAGIC

Abracadabra
Now you see him now you don't
Walking on water
10092011

The Height of Haiku Challenge, Day 9 - Yearn

Welcome to Day 9 of The Height of Haiku Challenge, where your challenge is to write 30 haiku in 30 days, with the themes given here. The prompt today and #67 overall is YEARN suggested by Lynette Killam.

Here's mine:

YEARN

Time waits for no man
I long for eternity
And yearn for the past

09092011

The Height of Haiku Challenge, Day 8 - Hidden

Welcome to Day 8 of The Height of Haiku Challenge, where you're challenged to write 30 haiku in 30 days. The prompt today is HIDDEN.

Here's mine:

HIDDEN

Hidden skeletons
In the closet of my mind
Exorcise my soul
08092011

The Height of Haiku Challenge, Day 7 - Hypnotic

Welcome to Day 7 of The Height of Haiku Challenge, where your challenge is to write 30 haiku in 30 days, with the themes given here. The prompt today and #65 overall is HYPNOTIC suggested by Tarang.

Here's mine:

HYPNOTIC

Who mesmerised you
Blah blink hypnotic blink blah
You mesmerised who
07092011

Here's my 3WW piece.

The Height of Haiku Challenge, Day 6 - Kiss

Welcome to Day 6 of The Height of Haiku Challenge, where your challenge is to write 30 haiku in 30 days, with the themes given here. The prompt today and #64 overall is KISS suggested by Nimue.

Here's mine:

KISS

Kiss me quick
Illuminations
Blackpool Rock
06092011

The Height of Haiku Challenge, Day 5 - Flourish

Welcome to Day 5 of The Height of Haiku Challenge, where your challenge is to write 30 haiku in 30 days, with the themes given here. The prompt today and #63 overall is FLOURISH suggested by Amity.

Here's mine:

FLOURISH?

Her face looks frozen
Full frontal Botoxomy
The sun can't melt it
05092011

The Height of Haiku Challenge, Day 4 - Birthday

Welcome to Day 4 of The Height of Haiku Challenge, where your challenge is to write 30 haiku in 30 days, with the themes given here. The prompt today and #62 overall is YOUR CHOICE. You can write on anything that you choose.

Here's mine: (I chose 'Birthday')

BIRTHDAY

Happy Birthday Babe!
If fifty's the new thirty
You'll soon be too young
04092011

The Height of Haiku Challenge, Day 3 - Windmill

Welcome to Day 3 of The Height of Haiku Challenge, where your challenge is to write 30 haiku in 30 days, with the themes given here. The prompt today and #61 overall is WINDMILL, given by Nanka.

Here's mine:

WINDMILL

Round and round she sails
Fighting with Don Quixote
At the Moulin Rouge
03092011

The Height of Haiku Challenge, Day 2 - Mirror

Welcome to Day 2 of The Height of Haiku Challenge, where your challenge is to write 30 haiku in 30 days, with the themes given here. The prompt today and #60 overall is Mirror given by Priyanka.

Here's mine:

MIRROR

Kissing the mirror

She looks at his reflection

Wishing he would breathe

02092011

The Height of Haiku Challenge, Day 1 - Write

Welcome to Day 1 of The Height of Haiku Challenge, where your challenge is to write 30 haiku in 30 days, with the themes given here. The prompt today and #59 overall is WRITE, given by, Leo.

Here's mine:

HE WRITES

She touched him he writes
The multiverse froze over
Like ships in the night

01092011