The October Project is my personal daily challenge in October to write a new haiku and prompt some art from ChatGPT inspired by it. My method is to first write the haiku using themes of Halloween and October in general. Then, get creative with prompts associated with the emotion or vibe the haiku evokes. Some eerie, some lighthearted, some emotional. Anything goes as long as it’s related to the Halloween season or the feelings October gives.
I am well aware of haiku and that 5-7-5 isn’t a requirement or even a traditional element to follow. I still find it to be a unique restraint and identifiable element of poetry, which can also just be fun to work with.