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Nature Haiku Poems

Haiku attentive to the living world, wild landscapes, and moments outdoors.

1,527 published haiku
I give my blue heart
to the bird of paradise
this night of endings
Shelly Reed Thieman Read poem →
dormant soul flicker
against the harsh endless wind
match in a dark cave
Nicholas Froumis Read poem →
The arid wind blows
Tumbling through this pointless world
The monotony
Andrew Mills Read poem →
rime of silver frost
recedes as the dawning sun
creeps across green grass
Bill Melton Read poem →
a crystalline glow
icey dreams with wings of breath,
diamonds in the snow.
Eve Chilicas Read poem →
Two girls call a dog
Water ruffles at sunset
Lake brims, heart opens
Amy Mevorach Read poem →
Meadow lark afield
White moon beam piercing the wing
Flightless bird of sleep
John Dorroh Read poem →
Moon stealth'ly rising
dark night awaits the splendor
of its silv'ry lamp
Marion Maguire Read poem →
The Winter Wind Blows
A Silent Sovereignty
Ruling Manhattan
Alvetta Rolle Read poem →
Petal snow drifting,
Cherry-pink swirling carpet:
Walls fall at your touch.
Susan K. Hagen Read poem →
hundreds of snow geese
peel from placid lake water
shredded porcelain
James Reinert Read poem →
Gingered ivy leaves
Hugging the oak to keep warm
Jack Frost stalking you
Kathy Maxwell Read poem →
On a street corner;
We are waiting for a cab,
watching the sun rise.
Martin Knabe Read poem →
Grey skies spill cold drops.
Early autumn blossoms smile
at the weeping sky.
Jeff Harbrow Read poem →
Autumn loneliness
Windswept trees - bleak vistas yet
Chrysanthemums bloom
Barbara Martens Read poem →
golden autumn leaves -
childhood days right behind me
with every photo
Ana Drobot Read poem →
The Acacia Leaves
Delicious Gourmet foodstuff
Giraffe reaching out
Irfanulla Shariff Read poem →
Two red leaves atop
Umbrella of green elm leaves
Whispering autumn.
Shasta Hatter Read poem →
Under the great sun
An orchid withers away
To live once again.
Tim Denette Read poem →
Rising sun sticks to
Tip of the tongue in the dark
my hands did shiver
Nathan Boone Read poem →
karmic waters flow
journeys of the earth within
vibrations tremble.
Eve Chilicas Read poem →
leaves and clouds flying
sky wrestles with a sapling
smooth limbs sway entwined
Ruth Asch Read poem →
Bronzed wings flap flutter
Above feeder bird hovers
Beak dips fast in out
Mary Crane Fahey Read poem →
exploding acorns
amid the slow-burning leaves
celebrate autumn
Eileen Van Hook Read poem →
golden sunlight shards
pierce the silent forest floor
doe and fawn listen
Jackie Maugh Robinson Read poem →
Sun's sanguine tendrils
Gently caress morning clouds
A promise of rain
Bill Melton Read poem →
October grey skies
on the petals of flowers
raindrops pattering
Kristyl Gravina Read poem →
women in saris
sitting silently by lake
colorful contrast
Beverly Head Read poem →
adrift in slumber
taken to the sea; blue-skies
waves crash against rocks
Dawn Wing Read poem →
Storm clouds full of rain
Lightning splits a darkened sky
Blooms sprout from wet soil
Nicole Aaronson Read poem →
wild backyard mint leaf
floats in glass of cold ice-tea
ambrosial bliss
John Sweeder Read poem →
the old garden bench
where no one sits anymore . . .
a chill in the air
Sandra Barnett Read poem →
rain runs under stones
chills the almost ripe garden
pleats the evening air
Susan Gardner Read poem →
weathered flower box
hydrangea's delicate fade
summer's acquiesce
Patricia Rossi Read poem →
lunar crescents glow
lighting nearby placid pond
skinny dippers splash
Tim Smith Read poem →
Wild rosebush planted
near weather-beaten prison
springs forth scarlet hope
Lorraine Cipriano Read poem →