fox tracks in old snow
pale sunlight through morning clouds --
planes out of Dulles
pale sunlight through morning clouds --
planes out of Dulles
Nature Haiku Poems
Haiku attentive to the living world, wild landscapes, and moments outdoors.
1,508 published haiku
winter snow melting
revealing green grass below
blue jays in the rain
revealing green grass below
blue jays in the rain
Pale green periscopes
Piercing seas of muddy snow
Seeking warmth and light
Piercing seas of muddy snow
Seeking warmth and light
forsythia burst
slumbered gardens awaken
birds rejoice in song
slumbered gardens awaken
birds rejoice in song
swiftly shooting star
cyan streaks on shadowed sky
tall treetops tremble
cyan streaks on shadowed sky
tall treetops tremble
covered by fresh snow
the kale roots sipping the melt:
birds peck at the edge
the kale roots sipping the melt:
birds peck at the edge
Valley lost in cloud,
rain falls steady all morning,
drips glisten on twigs
rain falls steady all morning,
drips glisten on twigs
bamboo sways and bends
gives way without questioning
the source of the wind
gives way without questioning
the source of the wind
Perched on her sky shelf --
the delicate China moon --
fragile, porcelain.
the delicate China moon --
fragile, porcelain.
wind tossed lace curtains?
marriage of cabbage and brine
six green canning jars
marriage of cabbage and brine
six green canning jars
Red-tailed carnivore
dive-bombs cottontail rabbit;
geranium snow.
dive-bombs cottontail rabbit;
geranium snow.
Snow in our courtyard
Waiting by the windowsill
My breaths trace your name.
Waiting by the windowsill
My breaths trace your name.
Luminous white orb
Hangs high in the crisp night sky
Midst bright diamonds
Hangs high in the crisp night sky
Midst bright diamonds
sparrow-heart, darling
do you drink from the river?
taking stones inside
do you drink from the river?
taking stones inside
night, how still the surf
only murmurs in the air
new moon overhead
only murmurs in the air
new moon overhead
Summer rain spatter
Unsettled dusky maiden.
Parasol resort.
Unsettled dusky maiden.
Parasol resort.
Bitter autumn wind
Sinks teeth into summer's end.
Leaves visibly flinch.
Sinks teeth into summer's end.
Leaves visibly flinch.
Gray clouds hide the sun?
Snowflakes bustle past my nose?
Winter stomps his feet.
Snowflakes bustle past my nose?
Winter stomps his feet.
Torrential flash rain!
Under the tree shade; haiku
to girls rushing by.
Under the tree shade; haiku
to girls rushing by.
Illuminating
naked branches in the snow
- The buzzing porch lamp.
naked branches in the snow
- The buzzing porch lamp.
freezing rain and wind
dance across a wooden deck
winter's rhapsody
dance across a wooden deck
winter's rhapsody
Pressed from rotten fruit
Flies meander on the brim
Roasting in the sun
Flies meander on the brim
Roasting in the sun
The leaves make my heart
Jump. The flowers make me sing.
Life is beautiful.
Jump. The flowers make me sing.
Life is beautiful.
pink japonica
blooms on bare limbs wet with rain --
last winter's shovels
blooms on bare limbs wet with rain --
last winter's shovels
Dare I lie me down
Amidst bare trees, floating songs
Lifting lonely souls?
Amidst bare trees, floating songs
Lifting lonely souls?
Pushing fingers down
Into deep green moss and ferns
Cool earth, sweet cool earth
Into deep green moss and ferns
Cool earth, sweet cool earth
opaline snow rings
tarnishing the silver moon -
old age settles in
tarnishing the silver moon -
old age settles in
sun rays angle down-
a row of birch tree shadows
disguises deep snow
a row of birch tree shadows
disguises deep snow
Anhinga bird stretch
Waking the morning stillness
Warming my new day
Waking the morning stillness
Warming my new day
Autumn is artwork;
Golden sunsets and cool nights
Leaves fall and take flight
Golden sunsets and cool nights
Leaves fall and take flight
Cloudless brilliant dawn?
Blue Jay hops up to the sky.
Bough to branch to twig.
Blue Jay hops up to the sky.
Bough to branch to twig.
white blanketed trees
snowflakes dancing from the sky
melting on my tongue
snowflakes dancing from the sky
melting on my tongue
Sleeping in the shade
Messages on falling leaves
No good place to hide
Messages on falling leaves
No good place to hide
cloudless skies still move
so much wind across my face
leaves blowing like thoughts
so much wind across my face
leaves blowing like thoughts
November the first -
descending down a dry leaf
a very slow snail
descending down a dry leaf
a very slow snail
parting laden pines
ice powdered boughs shiver fog
snow dust down my back
ice powdered boughs shiver fog
snow dust down my back