Steps #midnighthaiku

Posted on April 11, 2019 by Sue Vincent

A path at my feet

Led to wider horizons

One step at a time

For the past few years I have been writing a haiku every day, published as day and night meld, with the #midnighthaiku hashtag. I always use the English form of 5-7-5 syllables, but do not, I have to admit, always conform to all the other ‘rules’ laid down for this form.

(Wikipedia has all the details for anyone wishing to explore writing haiku ‘correctly’).

For me, this is a daily writing exercise, approached in one of two ways. I either write the poem first, then find an image to illustrate some aspect of the poem, often symbolically, or I pull up a random image or two from my photo files, and write to that. I give myself no more than five minutes to complete the post. It is often the first thing I write and as a creative discipline, I find it gets my brain working… a bite-sized challenge.

If you fancy giving it a try, why not use the hashtag and explore the hundreds of poems already on Twitter… and leave a link in the comments section to one of my #midnighthaiku posts so that others can read your work.

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About Sue Vincent

Sue Vincent was a Yorkshire born writer, esoteric teacher and a Director of The Silent Eye. She was immersed in the Mysteries all her life. Sue maintained a popular blog and is co-author of The Mystical Hexagram with Dr G.M.Vasey. Sue lived in Buckinghamshire, having been stranded there due to an accident with a blindfold, a pin and a map. She had a lasting love-affair with the landscape of Albion, the hidden country of the heart. Sue  passed into spirit at the end of March 2021.
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26 Responses to Steps #midnighthaiku

  1. Ennle Madresan's avatar Ennle Madresan says:
    April 11, 2019 at 00:13

    I really enjoy your daily haiku. Thanks for the information you included 🙂

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  2. Tina Stewart Brakebill's avatar Tina Stewart Brakebill says:
    April 11, 2019 at 02:01

    Love this! And such a wonderful way to look at life.

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  3. mbrazfieldm's avatar mbrazfieldm says:
    April 11, 2019 at 02:31

    so beautiful and serene thanks for sharing 🙂

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  5. Hugh W. Roberts's avatar Hugh's Views and News says:
    April 11, 2019 at 10:29

    I admire how you come up with a different haiku every day, Sue. I used to enjoy writing them, but then I lost my way in writing them. Now, I seem to have great difficulty trying to put one together.

    I enjoy reading your haikus every morning. They get my day off to a great start.

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  6. Jessica Bakkers's avatar Jessica Bakkers says:
    April 12, 2019 at 00:57

    I love your haikus sue but I would never try one of my own. I love poetry but unfortunately it doesn’t love me! It comes out sounding like something a six year old put together. Excuse the grammar, I’m writing on my phone in the middle of a power cut!

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  7. dgkaye's avatar dgkaye says:
    April 13, 2019 at 01:18

    I try to never miss your haikus Sue. 🙂 xx

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  8. Jennie's avatar Jennie says:
    April 14, 2019 at 16:55

    I definitely enjoy your daily haikus, Sue.

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