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Nature Haiku Poems

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

1,508 published haiku
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 →
The syzygy line,
a confluence of forces.
Sun, Moon, Earth, Water.
Marc Woodward Read poem →
Enraging flames shine
Igniting the vast forest
Fall is in full swing
Drew Blazure Read poem →
wild grass at sunset
shimmering with insect wings
warm breeze on hilltop
Katherine Qian Read poem →
razor morning sun
severs horizon from sky,
daybreak from twilight
John Macdonald Read poem →
a distant lake shore
drinks the last drop of sunset...
Pisces on the rise
Jackie Maugh Robinson Read poem →
Defiant gerbers
canvas of vibrant colors
festoon the garden
Bill Melton Read poem →
He is an old shirt
worn and faded, a dry leaf
before winter winds
Bobby Aldridge Read poem →
She paraded through
the orange groves and smelled
like heaven on earth.
Arika Elizenberry Read poem →
laughter fills the pool
sunshine strikes the snow shovel
buried in tall grass
Lianne Kamp Read poem →
left leaves cry and cling
to barren swaying branches
wind whispers be free
P.j. Reed Read poem →
Fall softly spring rain
my grandmother's lips are dry
awaiting the bloom
Crystal Theresa Ejanda Read poem →
blackbirds on asphalt
scar the frost for frozen crumbs?
wind song stirring trees
Anna Cates Read poem →
fine white china smashed
scattered along the shore line
sea shell collection
Patricia Rossi Read poem →
mercurial bird
dives into honeysuckle...
perfume beads scatter
Kenda Turner Read poem →
midwinter south beach
wind-driven sand moon-pulled waves
each dog bows then plays
Helen May Williams Read poem →
The storm is brewing
Darkly in the western sky.
Now, time to be brave.
Mickey Kulp Read poem →
pink wild rose blossoms
lone traveler along road
bee bathes in pollen
Elaine Hunter Read poem →
Moon in the window
Whispers turn to city fog
Hear the world, kiss me
Maisie Williams Read poem →
Tobacco ash falls
Addicts blow up at the sky
Smoke break in rehab
Emily Bieniek Read poem →