we feel it coming
raindrops bursting in moon dust
mud soon, mud always
raindrops bursting in moon dust
mud soon, mud always
Sky, Moon & Stars Haiku Poems
Celestial haiku looking upward to daylight, night skies, and distant light.
760 published haiku
A tired old house
weeds are kissing the dull sky
not too much time left
weeds are kissing the dull sky
not too much time left
your eyes fill with tears
let me go winter daughter
to my Moon River
let me go winter daughter
to my Moon River
Warm summer rains pass,
skies are clear again: why not
forgiveness so swift?
skies are clear again: why not
forgiveness so swift?
Seagull cuts into
a bar of obstinate sun,
casts his own shadow
a bar of obstinate sun,
casts his own shadow
bright sun, burning earth
bench in the shade, wind blowing -
life philosophy
bench in the shade, wind blowing -
life philosophy
waterthrush alone
splashing in the riverlight
mustard seed sunset
splashing in the riverlight
mustard seed sunset
Beneath winter sun
I sit chin in hand to wait
For life to begin
I sit chin in hand to wait
For life to begin
Sun rips through tissue
Paper clouds to place his hands
hotly on my arm.
Paper clouds to place his hands
hotly on my arm.
Burdened with moisture,
smoke plods across the mountain
clutching blue sky's hand.
smoke plods across the mountain
clutching blue sky's hand.
The deer watches me
watch her through my camera
sun fading the moon
watch her through my camera
sun fading the moon
auras of angels
venus sews seeds of sunrise
old as yesterday
venus sews seeds of sunrise
old as yesterday
fir flame and west wind
conspire to pumpkin the moon
in a smokey eye
conspire to pumpkin the moon
in a smokey eye
full yucca moon ghosts
starving black basalt river
thin rapids bleed snow
starving black basalt river
thin rapids bleed snow
In zazen at dusk
I dwell on time's roaring wind.
Then, a firefly
I dwell on time's roaring wind.
Then, a firefly
Arthur, the Sun King,
so brilliant, so resplendent;
the Queen longed for life.
so brilliant, so resplendent;
the Queen longed for life.
in an autumn sky
venus sews seeds of sunrise
old as yesterday
venus sews seeds of sunrise
old as yesterday
unsettled patterns
the moon shine plays hide and seek
with a chance of rain
the moon shine plays hide and seek
with a chance of rain
Sleepless nights approach
As clouds pass along the sky
Taking dreams with them
As clouds pass along the sky
Taking dreams with them
sky for a canvas
sunshine sand and rolling sea
clouds erase the paint
sunshine sand and rolling sea
clouds erase the paint
Raindrops hang on leaves
Basking in flare of sunrise
Brilliant diamonds shine
Basking in flare of sunrise
Brilliant diamonds shine
Stars efflorescent
Creation and destruction
Violent beauty
Creation and destruction
Violent beauty
dry and sandy path
where the sun shines most brightly
lilac butterfly
where the sun shines most brightly
lilac butterfly
White cotton ball clouds
Stream across an azure sky
Nature on parade
Stream across an azure sky
Nature on parade
a paper lantern
dissolves into the dark sky...
we know so little
dissolves into the dark sky...
we know so little
fading sapphire sky
ice bright stars melt into dawn
night awaits its turn
ice bright stars melt into dawn
night awaits its turn
cat sleeps in the sun
the heat singes - peace at noon
flowers brittle brown
the heat singes - peace at noon
flowers brittle brown
A swift shooting star.
Man's present life is but a
future memory.
Man's present life is but a
future memory.
Sun-filled tulips stand
elegantly aglow in
deep yellows and pinks
elegantly aglow in
deep yellows and pinks
honey gold oozes
sweetens grey city porridge
as the dawn rises
sweetens grey city porridge
as the dawn rises
a lawn mown at dawn
to keep the appearance clean
a haircut at night
to keep the appearance clean
a haircut at night
Melodies abound
sun's new light plays off ripples
on the spring's surface
sun's new light plays off ripples
on the spring's surface
skies cry acid tears --
on drowned floors of rising seas,
mother of pearl weeps
on drowned floors of rising seas,
mother of pearl weeps
Sunlight on redbud.
Gold on magenta flowers.
Sound of bumblebee.
Gold on magenta flowers.
Sound of bumblebee.
dusk, trees fade to black
insects sing, midnight moon smiles
tree frogs call, leaves stir
insects sing, midnight moon smiles
tree frogs call, leaves stir
Sanguine red, twilit
sky; arboreal splendor
drifting by - And I.
sky; arboreal splendor
drifting by - And I.