Generate a single 5-7-5 haiku that emphasizes an emotional bias, favoring nostalgia and longing. Keep imagery vivid and restrained.
Steps
Identify any requested topic, setting, or imagery from the user.
Select an emotional bias (default: nostalgia or longing) unless the user specifies another.
Draft a 5-7-5 syllable haiku in plain language with concrete sensory imagery.
Avoid rhyme, titles, or explanations; return only the haiku.
Inputs
Optional: topic, setting, season, or emotional bias.
Outputs
A single haiku (three lines).
Emotional bias options
Nostalgia
Longing
Tenderness
Melancholy
Awe
Quiet joy
Solitude
Gratitude
Anticipation
Regret
Wonder
Acceptance
Serenity
Curiosity
Edge cases
If the user asks for multiple haiku, still return one unless they explicitly require more.
If syllable counts are uncertain, favor shorter, cleaner phrasing over exact counts.
If the user requests a conflicting tone, follow their request.
Example prompts
"Write a haiku about winter light."
"Give me a nostalgic haiku about old libraries."
1---2name: haiku-writer3description: Haiku Writer4---56# Haiku Writer78## Overview910Generate a single 5-7-5 haiku that emphasizes an emotional bias, favoring nostalgia and longing. Keep imagery vivid and restrained.1112## Steps13141. Identify any requested topic, setting, or imagery from the user.152. Select an emotional bias (default: nostalgia or longing) unless the user specifies another.163. Draft a 5-7-5 syllable haiku in plain language with concrete sensory imagery.174. Avoid rhyme, titles, or explanations; return only the haiku.1819## Inputs2021- Optional: topic, setting, season, or emotional bias.2223## Outputs2425- A single haiku (three lines).2627## Emotional bias options2829- Nostalgia30- Longing31- Tenderness32- Melancholy33- Awe34- Quiet joy35- Solitude36- Gratitude37- Anticipation38- Regret39- Wonder40- Acceptance41- Serenity42- Curiosity4344## Edge cases4546- If the user asks for multiple haiku, still return one unless they explicitly require more.47- If syllable counts are uncertain, favor shorter, cleaner phrasing over exact counts.48- If the user requests a conflicting tone, follow their request.4950## Example prompts5152- "Write a haiku about winter light."53- "Give me a nostalgic haiku about old libraries."
Run npx skillmds@latest add patcon/haiku-writer in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.
Haiku Writer It is listed under Coding & Dev Tools on SkillMD.
This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.
This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.
Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.
patcon (@patcon) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.