Welcome to Day 9 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 “Obi,” but if you have a dog or any other pet that inspires you to write a haiku, please share!

It’s hard to believe Obi is twelve. (We don’t know his exact age, as he’s a rescue. But we adopted him in 2015 and we estimate he was born approximately 1/1/2014.) It’s bittersweet seeing him age — the stiffness in his body, his reduced energy (though he still has his zoomy moments!), and his hours spent sleeping during the day, though he still follows us from room-to-room.

The time has gone by so quickly, but with each day that passes, he becomes more dear.

Give the “pet” prompt 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!