barren limbs dangle
over frosted winter grounds
casting their shadows
over frosted winter grounds
casting their shadows
Seasons Haiku Poems
Haiku marking the wheel of the year and nature’s changing character.
576 published haiku
shadows dance on grass
escape from sunlight harshness
summertime retreat
escape from sunlight harshness
summertime retreat
Sunlight and spring rain
Fertilize the ground below...
Green is their offspring
Fertilize the ground below...
Green is their offspring
a chill winter wind
the broken shutter voicing
a strong objection
the broken shutter voicing
a strong objection
It never snows here.
Dirt and dust are the city's
Permanent winter.
Dirt and dust are the city's
Permanent winter.
Swimming in cold fog
winter's enchantment in me
through this forest's life
winter's enchantment in me
through this forest's life
Autumn afternoon
the leaves racing to the ground
colorful beauty
the leaves racing to the ground
colorful beauty
Last summer we slept
by the river side, my hand
almost touching yours.
by the river side, my hand
almost touching yours.
beginning softly
sliding into symphony
this final season
sliding into symphony
this final season
autumn squeezed between
summer burn and winter chill?
climate change extremes
summer burn and winter chill?
climate change extremes
Autumn sun casts light
On the silence of stories
Grandmothers creases.
On the silence of stories
Grandmothers creases.
on a seaside bench
my father joins his neighbour ?
autumn moon shows up
my father joins his neighbour ?
autumn moon shows up
Summer furies -
Distant blue-black horizon.
Where are my children?
Distant blue-black horizon.
Where are my children?
last days of summer -
an early chill brings out my
slippers and blanket
an early chill brings out my
slippers and blanket
summer rains applaud
the crickets' and cicadas'
nocturnal singing
the crickets' and cicadas'
nocturnal singing
summer appearing
the fragrance of durian
in the dawning air
the fragrance of durian
in the dawning air
rain hits hot pavement?
senses flood with memories?
scent of summer reigns
senses flood with memories?
scent of summer reigns
The boys of summer,
playing in a young sand lot,
fighting to be men.
playing in a young sand lot,
fighting to be men.
Eventide rolls in.
Cooling zephyrs lift spirits,
Summer grants mercy.
Cooling zephyrs lift spirits,
Summer grants mercy.
blue arctic summer
fresh bread with big holes in it
sticky hands blue teeth
fresh bread with big holes in it
sticky hands blue teeth
spring harvest's largesse -
tributes given to a man
invite faithfulness
tributes given to a man
invite faithfulness
A cold evening beer
for a Beijing summer heat
all windows open
for a Beijing summer heat
all windows open
Smoke streams from age-old
chimneys of trembling nostrils:
The winter of life.
chimneys of trembling nostrils:
The winter of life.
Blackness weights the sky
of a city damp with grief--
Norwegian summer
of a city damp with grief--
Norwegian summer
Humid summer night,
lying in a bed of sweat,
unable to sleep.
lying in a bed of sweat,
unable to sleep.
A mountain, peeking?
summer bringing clearer skies,
the robin warbling.
summer bringing clearer skies,
the robin warbling.
Leaves changing colour.
Lives changing like the season.
We no longer talk.
Lives changing like the season.
We no longer talk.
Quiet winter day
New moon visible at noon
Two crows flying west
New moon visible at noon
Two crows flying west
Birds ripple the wine-
colored sunset, hoisting sails
on the summer sea.
colored sunset, hoisting sails
on the summer sea.
As the menacing
summer storm builds momentum,
green leaves shake ? jazz hands!
summer storm builds momentum,
green leaves shake ? jazz hands!
stark leaf-stripped branches
good-bye kisses on doorsteps
harvest moon waning
good-bye kisses on doorsteps
harvest moon waning
A handful of books
Sown into the desk's hard wood:
Harvest of the dead.
Sown into the desk's hard wood:
Harvest of the dead.
Sunset at the lake~
Empty Adirondack chairs
face autumn's twilight.
Empty Adirondack chairs
face autumn's twilight.
Green moss between bricks,
smell of cut grass floats on breeze,
rotated season.
smell of cut grass floats on breeze,
rotated season.
drenched in summer rain
thunder rolling overhead
we're caught in full bloom
thunder rolling overhead
we're caught in full bloom
A red yellow green
falls to the window; inside
autumn is in bloom
falls to the window; inside
autumn is in bloom