dark drifting wall-cloud
tendrils of rain trail below
backlit setting sun
tendrils of rain trail below
backlit setting sun
Nature Haiku Poems
Haiku attentive to the living world, wild landscapes, and moments outdoors.
1,527 published haiku
leaden, heavy rain
pouring into the turned earth
shovel left to rust
pouring into the turned earth
shovel left to rust
midsummer snow squall
cottonwood pelts the windshield
in flights of fancy
cottonwood pelts the windshield
in flights of fancy
what a mist upon
the mossed river. crocus blooms
beside grey-green stones.
the mossed river. crocus blooms
beside grey-green stones.
Maple leaf unfurls
New life open to the sun
Caterpillar bite
New life open to the sun
Caterpillar bite
An intimate rain
Reaches suddenly to me
Out of a clear sky
Reaches suddenly to me
Out of a clear sky
Diving pelicans
strike sea. Glistening, playful
ripples tag a child.
strike sea. Glistening, playful
ripples tag a child.
Female beekeeper
Trailing bees like smoke netted
Soft wind: so intent.
Trailing bees like smoke netted
Soft wind: so intent.
wooden bench, slats grayed
warped by summer sun and rain
our sanctuary
warped by summer sun and rain
our sanctuary
trimming donkey feet
summer sun behind rain clouds
I call with carrots
summer sun behind rain clouds
I call with carrots
Field beneath the sun
Colors of different hues
Red, yellow, green, blue.
Colors of different hues
Red, yellow, green, blue.
A buoyant bird rests
Flapping its wings and chirping
Sparks optimism
Flapping its wings and chirping
Sparks optimism
Macarthur Park Lake
a downtown LA jewel
broken glass needles
a downtown LA jewel
broken glass needles
rain on latte stone
ancient spiritual beat
my heart knows this song
ancient spiritual beat
my heart knows this song
Rustling autumn leaves
Stick in the brown muddy earth
A tedious life
Stick in the brown muddy earth
A tedious life
meadow exhales heat
sluggish warm-bellied cows graze
lazy summer morn
sluggish warm-bellied cows graze
lazy summer morn
In a forest grove
Flute-like tones echo brightly
Sound of a wood thrush
Flute-like tones echo brightly
Sound of a wood thrush
Summer flowers grow
Feeling green grass underneath
Stars dot fading skies
Feeling green grass underneath
Stars dot fading skies
sun light in my room
catches the smoke you exhale
a rosette pattern
catches the smoke you exhale
a rosette pattern
Tendrils of strong flame
Curl throughout an endless maze
Yet cower in rain.
Curl throughout an endless maze
Yet cower in rain.
Scent of earth and moss
Tiny buds on dormant trees
Bursting forth new life
Tiny buds on dormant trees
Bursting forth new life
nature limits man
mountains on the ocean floor
never to be scaled
mountains on the ocean floor
never to be scaled
awakened by waves
I watch the dawn?s silhouette
undressing the sun
I watch the dawn?s silhouette
undressing the sun
seedlings stretch their vines
flower buds blossom and yawn
spring has awakened
flower buds blossom and yawn
spring has awakened
From a distant tree
A curious pair of eyes
observes those who pass
A curious pair of eyes
observes those who pass
Love?s the strangest thing
petals made of ash and lace
break through cold, hard earth
petals made of ash and lace
break through cold, hard earth
The sea at midnight
Flecked by splinters of the moon
I unfurl the sail
Flecked by splinters of the moon
I unfurl the sail
Divorcing herself
the miller leaves her cocoon
for the distant light.
the miller leaves her cocoon
for the distant light.
forsythia bloom
in the old cemetery
solace of flowers
in the old cemetery
solace of flowers
a bumblebee blends
into a black-eyed Susan?
cloud-shaded hillside
into a black-eyed Susan?
cloud-shaded hillside
Snow-capped mountain peaks
Last vestiges of winter
Storing desert hope.
Last vestiges of winter
Storing desert hope.
Under the pale moon
Swerving between my two legs
Cat attempts murder
Swerving between my two legs
Cat attempts murder
wayward flock of geese
above abandoned farmhouse
plow unfallowed sky
above abandoned farmhouse
plow unfallowed sky
warm rain on snowdrops
i explain to the children
where the snowmen go
i explain to the children
where the snowmen go
salty ocean breeze
palm trees shadow sun-kissed skin
coconut heaven
palm trees shadow sun-kissed skin
coconut heaven
Littered with turquoise
Snowy castles cover Earth
A picture to frame
Snowy castles cover Earth
A picture to frame