Ocean & Water Haiku Poems

two pelicans glide
sweeping along the shoreline
diving for dinner

Joan Fingon Read poem →

narrow steep stone steps
guide hot feet to soft smooth sand
breathe in cool sea breeze

Stella Damarjati Read poem →

heavy clouds descend
beach plunges into gray gloom
sky is lost at sea

Nells Wasilewski Read poem →

your love is cool rain
falling on the arid scene
quenching desert thirst

Chris Cross Read poem →

Eternal river
Sculpting the canyon below
Washing time away

David Gershan Read poem →

Damp sand underfoot
Seaside blue wooden tower
Salt air caresses

Jaime Balboa Read poem →

Summer birds in flight
Ducks and geese go drifting by
Stillness of the lake

Bruce Levine Read poem →

rainfall on puddles --
thousands of perfect circles
circle a circle

Peter Specker Read poem →

silence stills the lake
dragonflies reflect rainbows
lightly on paper wings

Lianne Kamp Read poem →

Air after rain hangs
Silent. Fawn-spotted birches
Stretch, spindly, to sky.

Melanie Bell Read poem →

lake frozen over
a falling leaf lands gently
ice cracks like lightning

Justin Smith Read poem →

pair of cardinals
eating green holly berries
wet with morning rain

Sandra Barnett Read poem →

silver crescent moon
a beacon of summer night
dancing on water

Melissa Laussmann Read poem →

sitting on the shore
while I am fully present
the river flows by

Jodie Brown Read poem →

The waves like white lace -
fluttering under the skirts
of laughing women.

Berta Morgan Read poem →

We meet in these words;
we make a broken haiku.
A jumping river.

Rolf Hughes Read poem →

the first day of spring
arrives in a rush of rain
singing birds gather

Corinne Bortnik Read poem →

emerald garden
water, lush moss and ferns thrive
revitalizing

Rachel Zempel Read poem →

steaming amber brew
pursed lips blow gently cooling
hold north wind at bay

Diane Briggs-hoyle Read poem →

spring time at the lakes
the brothers squeal in delight
while catching tadpoles

Jennifer Carr Read poem →

Rain spatters the roof,
Red Wings whistle in the field
signaling, return.

Carol Lee Saffioti-hughes Read poem →

boats beside the lake
craving the feel of water
on their dry bellies

Beverly Head Read poem →

still, murky water
underneath the plastic cup
a lotus blossom

Melissa Laussmann Read poem →

on the pond, heron
knee-deep in silver shallows
spears a flash of gold

Connie Jordan Green Read poem →

poinsettia petals
water gushes from spigot
a fragrant breakup

Jr Vork Read poem →

pale translucent arc
prism light in a sun-rain sky
beautiful your lies

Susan K. Hagen Read poem →

iced pond, heron poised
silver gleams through cracked surface
frozen dinner served

Christa Planko Read poem →

Deep troubled waters
Reflections into darkness
Falling out of reach

Tiffany Eustice Read poem →

Dolphin surfer girl
Intimate sea connection
Makes each wave her own

Donna Roy Read poem →

Silence. Cars passing.
Tea bag crests the brown water.
A sober evening.

Isaac Eustice Read poem →

The sound of the sea
Poetry to my psyche
Siren's song to soul

Shirley Smothers Read poem →

Winter where we are
Brings a steady wash of rain
Nobody complains

Michael Gorkin Read poem →

toes covered in sand
waves rush ashore, then retreat
my serenity

Rachel Zempel Read poem →

From ice skimmed waters
Mists rise, fusing earth with sky
Under splintered moon

Mary Crane Fahey Read poem →

smoking in the rain
up on the old Ford tractor...
hating the thunder

Michael Flanagan Read poem →

A white flag of foam
Waves far into the distance
Yielding sun to sea

Alisdair Hodgson Read poem →