Weekly Prompt: Stillness

Week 7

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Hello everyone,

Welcome to the seventh instalment of my Weekly Prompt, a series that invites you to stretch your mental muscles with micropoetry and microfiction!

Thank you to

Sara Etgen-Baker

and

Kathryn McCone Usher

for their contributions to last week’s prompt: From Your Window.

This week, the theme is “Stillness”. Your responses may be literal, contain the word “stillness”, focus on a specific situation, place, etc. In a nutshell, let your mind roam free and have fun! I will feature my favorite entries in the next Weekly Prompt post.

Rules:

• Write your responses in the comment section below, in a post, or in a note. Please tag me (@haikushack) so I know you are participating.

• Your pieces (poems / stories) cannot exceed 200 words.

• Deadline for submissions: May 4, 2025 (11:59 p.m. ET).

• What I am looking for: Meaningful and impactful work that shows instead of telling. I love writings that teach and inspire, just like a good haiku would.

• What I don't want: Sexually explicit content, swear words, gory and graphic descriptions. I am okay with tasteful nudity, though.

• What I prefer: Work that focuses on my poetry forms and the Flashku. However, I am happy to read other things. I love haiku!

Note: If you find this post after the deadline, you may still share your work in the comment section below. I’ll be happy to read it.

Before I go…

Submissions are open for The Haiku Shack Magazine: Issue 2. Theme: What does home mean to you? Deadline: June 30, 2025, or whenever a total of 40 accepted pieces has been reached.

I cannot wait to read you all!

Cendrine