millions of haikus
written since the dawn of man
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Today’s Daily Stoic poem:
Tag: haiku
No Self-Flagellation Needed
The Gathering – 2nd March 2026
gathered by blusters
in turbulent rise and fall
crackling electric
~
gathered in shelter
little ants raise umbrellas
grumbling and humbled
Shared with Senhai Saturday #41 picture prompt
Today’s Daily Stoic poem:
Accurate Self Assessment
Don’t see yourself as more than you are
Or value yourself less than you deserve
Know that you’ve already made it this far
Learn your weaknesses and hold your nerve
Sumo Haiku – 22nd February 2026
let Hakuho Shō
come and make my baby cry
good health together
In Japan, letting a sumo wrestler make your baby cry is believed to bring good health. Hakuho Shō is a famous sumo wrestler, winning 45 tournaments.
Today’s Daily Stoic poem:
What’s Better Left Unsaid
Better to consider before one speaks
Is it opinion or knowledge you spout?
Do you suffer a mouth that leaks?
Perhaps it’s better kept in and not out.
The Teakettle – 1st February 2026
wait for the whistle
twiddle thumbs in simpler times
hot water relief
Haiku inspired by this Substack post by Nilofer Neubert
Today’s Daily Stoic poem:
For The Hot-Headed Man
Anger is weakness, a mistake
and these traps are easily laid
Set a foundation no one can shake
so your passions cannot be played
That’s All She Wrote – 13th November 2025
here, at last, I rest
listen now – my final words:
always do your best
Faster Than Snakes – 13th September 2025
more than halfway now
all my dreams are of the past
there’s less time each day
A haiku reflection on being on the other side of fifty years old and maybe the idea that 100 is the goal. The title is taken from Cardiacs.
Cancel Culture Conclusion Confirmation Bias – 20th July 2025
A unicorn of universal truth
For every action, an equal and opposite reaction
Let’s put the assertion through its paces
Form: Bloated Haiku (10-15-10 syllables)
Rules: Subject must be cultural and philosophical
I totally made this up. Am I a creator?
Oh, this poem was inspired (and paraphrased) by this post on Substack by Jim Richardson. The poem is not particularly connected to the content as the paraphrasing is drawn from the first paragraph. I just liked these words and thoughts together.
Fourteen Postcards – 6th July 2025
I was kinda taken with most of the images for this No Theme Thursday challenge but not enough by a single one to write anything deeply. So, I figured on some haiku form couplets for every picture instead.
Who Says? – 25th May 2025
the voice in my head
is trying to convince me
that I am crazy
Inspired by a line in L.E. Mullin’s Flight of the Condor comic
Pointing To Reality – 9th May 2025
A finger pointing
towards reality is
not reality.
Starting to believe
forms fundamentalism;
curious, no more.
A double haiku based on a quote from Adyashanti
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