Daffodils in bloom.
Earth renews; spring has begun.
Miss you all the time.
Earth renews; spring has begun.
Miss you all the time.
Nature Haiku Poems
Haiku attentive to the living world, wild landscapes, and moments outdoors.
1,508 published haiku
rusting horizon
trees beneath the rising moon,
mists from autumn lungs
trees beneath the rising moon,
mists from autumn lungs
geese hunkering down
next to wind rippled puddles . . .
shoppers scurrying
next to wind rippled puddles . . .
shoppers scurrying
The aspen tree bleeds
her bloomed petals of fire
confetti the wind.
her bloomed petals of fire
confetti the wind.
The moon lights the stage
Grains of sand dance through the air
Turtles meet the sea
Grains of sand dance through the air
Turtles meet the sea
night birds cry warning
beneath these moon-dancing waves
Leviathan sleeps
beneath these moon-dancing waves
Leviathan sleeps
red-robed cardinal
posing in naked pear tree
cloaked by winter dusk
posing in naked pear tree
cloaked by winter dusk
The sky black with cold
Icy white stars glittering
Sunrise too distant
Icy white stars glittering
Sunrise too distant
wings beating the air
moonlight slipping through cloud breaks
winds travelling west
moonlight slipping through cloud breaks
winds travelling west
shadows seep early
pool night into the garden
shoots grow in the gloom
pool night into the garden
shoots grow in the gloom
as I near the pond
the turtle head submerges
sky on still water
the turtle head submerges
sky on still water
swirling skiff of snow
leaps and spins on windy gusts
a phantom ballet
leaps and spins on windy gusts
a phantom ballet
first snow of winter:
I lace up my father's boots
and my mother cries
I lace up my father's boots
and my mother cries
Sky, darkened blood, lit
By gauzy silk, saffron bands
Tight around full moon
By gauzy silk, saffron bands
Tight around full moon
dawning of the day
negligee at her ankles
the sun for her crown
negligee at her ankles
the sun for her crown
The snow is falling,
the smell of cookies and pine
fill the Christmas air.
the smell of cookies and pine
fill the Christmas air.
the etchings of dawn
mellow on the autumn sky
each stroke a facade
mellow on the autumn sky
each stroke a facade
Swaying in the breeze
The jasmine bends with the wind-
Following blindly
The jasmine bends with the wind-
Following blindly
Raiment of the sun
sari of baleful yellow
strips shyly to earth
sari of baleful yellow
strips shyly to earth
Dancing autumn leaves
Shredded on the 405
Brittle orange dreams
Shredded on the 405
Brittle orange dreams
falling leaves in spring
bare twig quivering and bent
girl child runs laughing
bare twig quivering and bent
girl child runs laughing
sharp August north wind
tastes Aberdeen's North Sea beach
waits for November
tastes Aberdeen's North Sea beach
waits for November
leaves rustling at doors
harboring ancient secrets
no entrance tonight
harboring ancient secrets
no entrance tonight
rain wet grey pavers
glisten under the low moon
old night winks at dawn
glisten under the low moon
old night winks at dawn
the wind turns the leaf
over and over again
'til the earth is new
over and over again
'til the earth is new
Ice suddenly bloomed
on the wide river, spreading
Autumn's death rumor.
on the wide river, spreading
Autumn's death rumor.
trees clothed in pure white
adorned with lively scarlet
cardinal ribbons
adorned with lively scarlet
cardinal ribbons
sky of pink and green
indian summer arrives
on silent warm feet
indian summer arrives
on silent warm feet
unwavering light
seas were held beyond the woods
the stillness waited
seas were held beyond the woods
the stillness waited
I woke at dawn light
with the flower above me --
now wilted and dead
with the flower above me --
now wilted and dead
Go forth and be new
Sun rises, lakes drain, moon falls
Sleep, smile, risk, drain, wake
Sun rises, lakes drain, moon falls
Sleep, smile, risk, drain, wake
Kyoto beckons
Japanese maples aflame
Koi and leaves swirling
Japanese maples aflame
Koi and leaves swirling
Fire on the shore.
A circle of childhood friends.
Warmth of nostalgia.
A circle of childhood friends.
Warmth of nostalgia.
Misty sky and sea
Kiss amidst the horizon
Breathing in sunsets
Kiss amidst the horizon
Breathing in sunsets
Colors fall away
pencil sketch trees line sidewalks
orange sticks to my shoes
pencil sketch trees line sidewalks
orange sticks to my shoes
Two birds side by side;
one faces east, one turns west.
One space, two worlds seen.
one faces east, one turns west.
One space, two worlds seen.