So many holidays and only 24 hours to celebrate them. See today’s holiday haikus below:
World Fair Trade Day?
So, so confusing …
second Saturday of May
or May seventh, eh?
National Fitness Day
Most fit president?
Teddy Roosevelt, they say.
Do some push-ups NOW!
Free Comic Book Day
DC, Marvel and …
provide free comics today.
Tell us what you get.
NOTE: Tomorrow is Mother’s Day, Coconut Cream Pie Day and Have a Coke Day. Will you celebrate them simultaneously?
It’s interesting to see how some holidays flock together. See today’s recognized below:
National Space Day
happy BIG BANG day
exploring the universe
still so much to learn
National No Pants Day
uninhibited
free lower extremities …
remember sunscreen
Nurses Day
The heart of healthcare
TLC personified
Thank a nurse today
Note: Tomorrow, May 7, celebrates World Fair Trade Day, National Fitness Day and Free Comic Book Day.
Some people inspire us while others show us what not to do. Today, three holidays are celebrated:
Cinco de Mayo
Smaller and less armed
natives defeat aggressor …
brave home defenders!
National Astronaut Day
Musical star men:
Major Tom and Rocket Man
fighting loneliness
National Day of Prayer
“Love looks like Jesus”
betrayed by church leaders who
“know not what they do“
Note: Tomorrow, May 6th, is National Space Day, National No Pants Day and Nurses Day. Which one(s) will you celebrate?
Below are some haiku questions for Star Wars Day. How would you answer?
Question #1
Skywalker Saga:
trilogy of trilogies …
a franchise to love?
Question #2
Yoda tells us to “Do.
Or do not. There is no try.”
What’s your choice today?
Questions 3 – 5
Just or unjust war?
Peaceful means all exhausted?
Love our enemies?
NOTE: Tomorrow, May 5, three holidays are celebrated: Cinco de Mayo, National Astronaut Day and National Day of Prayer.
Today’s holidays are National Teacher Day, Paranormal Day and Eid al-Fitr. A haiku for each are below. Let me know what you think.
My Favorite Teacher?
So many choices
and the poets bring a smile …
grateful for them all
Paranormality
Unexplainable –
every place has a story.
What or who haunts you?
Eid al-Fitr
Rice, yogurt and meat …
seasoning with love and care …
celebrate with food!
NOTE: Tomorrow is Star Wars Day
Today two holidays are mentioned: International Harry Potter Day and National Brothers and Sisters Day. What do these holidays mean to you? Are they bittersweet? Perhaps the poems below will provide some inspiration.
Twenty-Four Years Ago
Battle of Hogwarts
Voldemort was defeated
Can love grow through loss?
Keep the Love Alive
Losing siblings hurts
Relive precious memories
Our bonds continue
PLEASE NOTE: Tomorrow, May 3rd, offers three holidays for consideration. They are National Teacher Day, Paranormal Day and/or Eid al-Fitr.
May 1st includes these three holidays: May Day, National Lemonade Day and Mother Goose Day. Below are haiku poems for each. Please let me know what you think.
My Favorite May Day
Celtic Quarter Day
Fertility is sky high
We hunger for life
When Life Gives You Lemons
Can’t get what you want?
No worries, no need to fret,
time for lemonade.
Who’s Your Mother?
May is Mother’s month:
Earth, Nature, of Invention
and dear Mother Goose.
NOTE: Tomorrow, May 2nd, is International Harry Potter Day and National Brothers and Sisters Day. What haiku poem comes to mind for you?
April has been a great month for sharing published poetry and meeting other poets and reading their creative work. THANK YOU!
To continue this poetry exploration, I’m proposing 31 days of Haiku in honor of the holidays of May. I’m hoping that you will:
Please remember, traditional Haiku is a 17-syllable poem with a 5/7/5 three-line structure. An example might be:
Birds of a feather
will often flock together.
Yes? Come fly with me.
NOTE: Tomorrow is May 1st also known as MAY DAY, or NATIONAL LEMONADE DAY or MOTHER GOOSE DAY. Hmmm, what Haiku poem comes to mind for you?
I am grateful to Tricycle magazine for their monthly Haiku challenge. See https://tricycle.org/haiku/
Last month, February, the prompt provided was “sleeping Buddha”. There were surely many great offerings submitted and Tricycle magazine will reveal the top three soon.
If you’re curious, check out the website and consider offering your own submissions for their next prompt this month.
And BTW, here are my submissions for last month:
Big Brother watches, the Way is beyond language, sleeping Buddha dreams.
Full Snow Moon watches, while the sleeping Buddha rests, wake up Spring is near!
Merrily we row, sleeping Buddha simply smiles, life is but a dream.
Life Matters 
