For the past several years, I’ve included a photo with most of my haiku.
It’s not necessary to the form, of course.
In fact, in theory, the haiku themselves should create a picture so maybe the photos are redundant?

Anyway, I just do it for fun — and inspiration. Sometimes taking the photo is what helps me capture the moment that I then turn into a poem. Plus, it looks pretty on a blog page.

But this afternoon, on my hike, I encountered a terrible truth:
the mosquitos are back!
Tiny, vicious, relentless, angry mosquitos.
It would be fair to call them the Anti-Haiku.
So. Sorry. No picture. Hope you understand.

Run instead of walk
Hurry, don’t look around, go!
The mosquitos are back.