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Sky, Moon & Stars Haiku Poems

Celestial haiku looking upward to daylight, night skies, and distant light.

754 published haiku
surf embraces sand
rewinding the hour glass
waltzing with the moon
Patricia Pella Read poem →
Insects cloud the moon
Warm bodies in the rafters
Bat wings soft stutter
Dennis Maulsby Read poem →
Weighted in the sky
Atramentous Thunderhead
Reaching epoch mass
Traci Howell Read poem →
open window screen
patio pop tunes linger
slow twilight descends
Joanne Faries Read poem →
the spring sun peeks in
bully wind chases it out
spring will arrive soon
Sassysue King Read poem →
on this bitter night
my frosted breath joins the clouds
covering the stars
Craig Steele Read poem →
The sun and wind flash
neon fish upon the pond ?
cold swim, bright shining.
Mary Sayler Read poem →
storm-streaked evening
clouds forming in a gray sky
thunder playing drums
Christina Murphy Read poem →
Lone gull on a sea
dons the sun and moon for wings
and soars forever
James Knight Read poem →
her midnight glamour -
diamonds on indigo sky
twinkle in her eyes
Chris Epting Read poem →
spring light kisses her
brushed mauve and golden hues
bring her peace at dawn
Chris Epting Read poem →
chilling at sunrise
the sight of frost on sere leaves
the warmth of blankets
David Edwards Read poem →
shadows dance on grass
escape from sunlight harshness
summertime retreat
Traci De La O Read poem →
Stillness of the dawn
where the lonely cry rings out
and the sun rises
Traci De La O Read poem →
one clear dancing pool
water full of moonlight sang
between dreaming leaves
Kimberly Cowan Read poem →
Sky full of clover:
a bouquet of red roses
one lonely tulip
Lindy Ryan Read poem →
Sunlight and spring rain
Fertilize the ground below...
Green is their offspring
Mauricio Gonzalez Read poem →
crimson in the dusk
waves wash over the seagrass
as a seagull cries
Donna Ryan Read poem →
Mountains of white clouds
painted by shadow and sun
Grand, but light as air
Stephanie Lynch Read poem →
His belt always guides
His grip tightens on the sky
In the dark, he shines
Harry Pauff Read poem →
Dusk thirty and dark
kids returning home from play
tranquility lost
David Mcclain Read poem →
Bolts of lightning flash
Celebration in the sky
Playing hide and seek
Tina Mckeon Read poem →
duel in the sun
the jaws of the evil truck
on the car's bumper
Virginie Colline Read poem →
Looking to the sky
In search of shapes and meanings -
In clouds, in our lives.
Samantha Rose Read poem →
white mountain ranges
rays emanate from behind
painting in the sky
Shalini Sunkuru Read poem →
Autumn sun casts light
On the silence of stories
Grandmothers creases.
Avantika Vardhan Read poem →
Whenever you sing,
Robins mute their lilting speech?
Dawn weeps your absence.
Ben Rasnic Read poem →
In the chilled moonlight
The veranda sits vacant
Dew drips from the eaves
David Stinson Read poem →
Ripples by the dock
sunfish peek up for bread crumbs
Sun shines on water
David Stinson Read poem →
on a seaside bench
my father joins his neighbour ?
autumn moon shows up
Ramesh Anand Read poem →
Longhaired hippie girls
Nag Champa scented beauties
Dance in moon lit fields
Joe Cover Read poem →
saturn sits on black
expansive sky stretches on
glow in the dark moon
Chris Epting Read poem →
teabag's in the cup
someone's sitting on the porch
steeping in the sun
Reuven Goldfarb Read poem →
Russet colored oak
leaves, a dazzle of color
sigh as the sun cools
Portia Reilly Read poem →
field diving into
a river - weeping willows
cradling the full moon
Djurdja Vukelic Rozic Read poem →
The sun, failing to
reason with its reflection,
sinks like Narcissus
Andrea Ang Read poem →