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Joy & Hope Haiku Poems

Haiku carrying delight, gratitude, resilience, renewal, and expectation.

209 published haiku
Rainy day unfolds
Soaking landscapes aplenty
Dreams and schemes still yearn
Madeline Lipton Read poem →
still a chill, sun bright
snows have packed their flakes and left
bright smiles welcome spring
Ray Spitzenberger Read poem →
the dream is the same
daddy planting ghost peppers
too early in spring
Beverly Head Read poem →
breeze intensifies
fluttering daisy petals
- whirlwind of delight
Roberta Beach Jacobson Read poem →
A chill wind brings tears
Nothing brings light to the heart
Like a happy dog
Marcus Vance Read poem →
jumbo strawberries
quite near yet beyond my reach
snowbound sweet dreaming
Jackie Maugh Robinson Read poem →
a wet pink balloon
bounces down the estate path
trailed by merry laughs
David Mclintock Read poem →
Cold blanket of white
tucks in fragile blades of grass;
sweet dreams until spring.
Thalia Kuentzel Read poem →
Winter's chill freezes
unripe fruit in the orchard-
spoiling migrant hopes.
Billie Holladay Skelley Read poem →
Delight migrating
up to cerulean skies.
A bright red balloon.
James Snyder Read poem →
Golden light bubbles
Joy springs from new horizons
Bright, fresh beginnings.
Stephanie Ascough Read poem →
Dreaming of the end
Thinking of the day to come
Promises ahead
Bruce Levine Read poem →
dreaming of your smile:
that breath of sun in autumn
on a cold window.
Jessica Newton Read poem →
suns shine opes new worlds
days of dark noon pass to past
wishes lingering
Kennard Balme Read poem →
Dreaming of summer
Clouds bring the bite of winter
Ice cold kitten toes
Rex Brien Read poem →
in dreams through the sash
snow tires and a clink of chain
transport me away
Michael Flanagan Read poem →
Undocumented.
Suffocating stillness lies.
Embers of hope rise.
Dayna Jessie Meyer Read poem →
Demented, that's me
Pretend that it's just a dream
Close your eyes, and scream
Jared Kellison Read poem →
Weeping blood red sun
Hangs low in the evening sky,
Dreams of long-lost loves.
Frank Modica Read poem →
They co-existed
Feathery fronds still delight
T-Rex, not so much.
Carolyn Glynn Read poem →
In a park at night
Sleepless lovers dance and laugh.
Sprinklers--they don't mind.
Daniel Senser Read poem →
dreams and illusions
currencies of the old world
now closed for repairs
Tom Pearson Read poem →
Depression a thief
Steals my joy and my pleasure
It imprisons me
Shirley Smothers Read poem →
Lazy morning breeze
Bed so soft like Wonder Bread
Live life with no crust
William Hartnett Read poem →
Warm sand, broken shells
Laughter folds into the waves
Sorrows are drowning
Chanacee Ruth-killgore Read poem →
Snow-capped mountain peaks
Last vestiges of winter
Storing desert hope.
Stephanie Tuttle Read poem →
Happy, salient times
Golden rays of morning sun
Silver glow of dusk
Bruce Levine Read poem →
sleepy morning boys
three in mommy's rocking chair
talk about our dreams
Jill Stapleton Read poem →
Dancing autumn leaves
Shredded on the 405
Brittle orange dreams
David Calbert Read poem →
Go forth and be new
Sun rises, lakes drain, moon falls
Sleep, smile, risk, drain, wake
Stephanie Schmelzer Read poem →
Stingray flap on leg
Clamoring word dreams smothered
In silence, I see
Jessica Ramer Read poem →
forgotten monsoon
drifting beyond borneo
in sarawak dreams
Colin Campbell Read poem →
a crystalline glow
icey dreams with wings of breath,
diamonds in the snow.
Eve Chilicas Read poem →
Grey skies spill cold drops.
Early autumn blossoms smile
at the weeping sky.
Jeff Harbrow Read poem →
caved face too grotesque
no smile to greet the children
pumpkin carved too soon
Nells Wasilewski Read poem →
An orange ladoo
Forgotten ambrosial bliss
Homeless widow smiles
Vyomi Malik Read poem →