Afterlife (A NaHaiWriMo story)

The Trail (a story)

Procrastination is not an option

 This Old Pond Comics was inspired by NaHaiWriMo’s daily theme: Absolution.

Sometimes, I like to imagine how Master Kawazu and Kaeru would sum up, in just one line, the lesson in the comic. (There are two versions to each story, like they say…)

“You didn’t write a haiku today? I forgive you… Not!”     –  Master Kawazu.

 

“Procrastination is not an option when you study with Master Kawazu”

            – Kaeru the apprentice.

These one-liners are tweeted.

Did you know? You can follow @MasterKawazu, @kaerueapprentice and @oldpondcomics on Twitter.

The pig giggles in his sleep

As soon as I finished this origami pig, I started laughing: I just remembered this haiku by Kobayashi Issa:

in winter wind
the pig giggles
in his sleep

— Kobayashi Issa (translated by David G.Lanoue)

 

The thought of a “pig giggling in his sleep” is just too funny.

If writing a haiku doesn’t hurt

“If writing a haiku doesn’t hurt, you’re not doing it right.” — Master Kawazu, from Old Pond Comics.

When you fail

If I had a haiku master, my biggest fear would be to disappoint him. Fortunately, since I don’t have a haiku master, I can only disappoint myself. – JT (Old Pond Comics)

NaHaiWrimo prompt: Ambiguity.

Your NaHaiWriMo reward is…

The biggest reward for having written one haiku a day during NaHaiWriMo is to have done it. As simple as that.

(NaHaiWriMo prompt of the day was: acorn)

Haiku is addictive

Rejection is not the end of the world

 

Rejection is not the end of the world. As a writer, you must grow a thick skin and get used to rejection. Keep submitting. If none of the journals accept your haiku, then perhaps it’s time to put it aside, rewrite it or write something new.

When you don’t feel like writing a haiku

Writing a daily haiku is good discipline but it can be difficult to achieve without exterior motivation. If you don’t have a haiku master to motivate you, you should join NaHaiWriMo. During the National Haiku Writing Month (an event founded by Michael Dylan Welch), you are invited to write one haiku a day for a month. The event takes place in February, but some poets continue writing a daily haiku all year long.