Welcome to Day 6 of National Poetry Month! I’m celebrating by writing a haiku each day in April, and I’d love for you to join me! Simply share your haiku in the comments. For each haiku you share, I’ll enter your name into a drawing for my book of haiku, Life: Haiku by Haiku. (ie, if you share 5 haikus, you’ll be entered 5 times.)

Today’s haiku is titled “Snail.” (Thank you again to Pamela Foster for permission to use her photo.) I’ve always been fascinated by snails, though I haven’t seen one for many years. Maybe I’m not looking closely enough for fascinating things like I did as a child.

I used to watch the snail’s slow, persistent trek, its antennae “eyeballs” sensing, smelling or seeing (which is it — I should look it up!) as it found its way across any terrain and left a sparkling trail behind — its signature of wonder.

Here’s my attempt at capturing the wonder of a snail in seventeen syllables:

Give the prompt “Snail” a try — but feel free to share a haiku on any topic! Most important, have fun!!

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New to writing haiku? Here’s the pattern:

Three lines with a total of seventeen syllables:

5 syllables
7 syllables
5 syllables

The more you enter, the better your chances of winning my book of haiku!