From time to time, someone asks me if they can donate to the cause. They appreciate that this project takes not only time and effort, but costly postage and stationery.
They want to help and I appreciate the offers. But I'm not really set up for that. To be honest, I didn't set out to monetize this haiku project and it's not a direction I'm comfortable with, at least not for this. (FWIW, I do write for a living, but that's a day job thing, for which this haiku project is a soothing tonic.)
Don't get me wrong. If some big-name publication with The New York Times or The New Yorker in their name wanted to make my haiku postcards a regular feature, far be it from me to refuse their generous licensing offer.
Back to Planet Earth.
So how do I respond to such offers for donations? I humbly ask them to instead donate to their local arts council or just toss the money into a local busker's hat. Keep the arts alive! My day job can cover the postage and stationery.
Pay it forward, folks. That's what I’m doing. That’s why I wrote the following haiku and sent them to individuals who live in these places…
haiku 20221024 > Berkeley, CA USA
october surprise I learn the meaning of purple asters
haiku 20221025 > San Francisco, CA USA
fancy brunch place a toddler teaches me how to dance
haiku 20221026 > Gulfport, MS USA
gold country morning we put our jackets on we take our jackets off
haiku 20221027 > Cheltenham, England UK
our old house sold
someone else
walking those floors
haiku 20221028 > Surrey, BC Canada
purple asters
how have I lived so long
without them?
haiku 20221029 > San Francisco, CA USA
brunch with old friends their new baby giggles at me
haiku 20221030 > Ypsilanti, MI USA
suggested profile ten mutual friends none I really know
Well, that’s all for this week, folks. But how about a fun fact before I go?
Did you know that since August 1, I have mailed 91 haiku postcards to as many people? That’s more twice the number of people who subscribe to this Substack!