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moonlamps —
the flow of a fluther
island-blooming
after ‘reef aquarium’ by Miko San

Sheikha A., Dubai, United Arab Emirates

After all the positive comments from our haiku month calendar, we thought we should share it with you! 

Remember, prompts are just a starting point.

Today’s issue contains another column by our excellent commentator, Sean B. Wright. You may not know that Sean writes several other columns on Substack.

Wow, wow, wow, is all we can say! Congratulations to all of the winners of the 2026 Solitary Daisy Haiku Contest!

Can you even imagine what Loss of Signal would feel like? I have been following the Artemis II mission and have run out of descriptors for everything I have seen

The Solitary Daisy 2026 Haiku Contest is well underway with over 175 haiku already received! Deadline is April 4th at midnight PT. 

This is a deft seasonal haiku that links natural fluctuation with a small domestic moment. Its strength lies in the quiet mirroring between climate and sound.

Last month, I attended an on-line workshop put on by Angela Leuck of Haiku Canada on creating your own haiku chapbooks.

I’m really pleased to announce that we have a new team member here at the Solitary Daisy! Join me in welcoming Sean Wright.

February is Haiku Month and we are happy to present another series of prompts for you to consider. Thanks to everyone who sent in suggestions! You can print out the calendar and hang it on your fridge