Moon glow cast shadows,
Stretch across the pale lit floor.
The usher of dreams.
Stretch across the pale lit floor.
The usher of dreams.
Sky, Moon & Stars Haiku Poems
Celestial haiku looking upward to daylight, night skies, and distant light.
754 published haiku
sun on the water
grey-green with a squint becomes
sea spirits dancing
grey-green with a squint becomes
sea spirits dancing
Lightning in the dark.
The mating call of insects
beneath distant stars.
The mating call of insects
beneath distant stars.
Moon phases reveal
Dual personalities -
First timid, then bold
Dual personalities -
First timid, then bold
Holding the orange
To the sky it glows and glows
Like a newborn sun.
To the sky it glows and glows
Like a newborn sun.
Blackness weights the sky
of a city damp with grief--
Norwegian summer
of a city damp with grief--
Norwegian summer
for you a flaming
japanese maple rising
in a sun-blue sky
japanese maple rising
in a sun-blue sky
Sunset rise again
Shine darkness upon the land
Warm rays of moonlight
Shine darkness upon the land
Warm rays of moonlight
Sing the blood flowers
The rice starving in the bowl
Down here is the moon
The rice starving in the bowl
Down here is the moon
A mountain, peeking?
summer bringing clearer skies,
the robin warbling.
summer bringing clearer skies,
the robin warbling.
hear birds spreading joy
music waking dawn today
around their feeder
music waking dawn today
around their feeder
the twilight of youth
too quick childhood fades away
bitter is wisdom
too quick childhood fades away
bitter is wisdom
Quiet winter day
New moon visible at noon
Two crows flying west
New moon visible at noon
Two crows flying west
Rose hues on gray sky
Earth blue islands faraway
Worlds where no one dies.
Earth blue islands faraway
Worlds where no one dies.
Dawn's light holds in breath --
A heron strikes bright water,
Scattering the sun.
A heron strikes bright water,
Scattering the sun.
Sun has disappeared
Movement in the ancient pine
A chickadee flits
Movement in the ancient pine
A chickadee flits
Birch leaves: propellers
Twirling sunlight into green
You hear the wind blow
Twirling sunlight into green
You hear the wind blow
Birds ripple the wine-
colored sunset, hoisting sails
on the summer sea.
colored sunset, hoisting sails
on the summer sea.
stark leaf-stripped branches
good-bye kisses on doorsteps
harvest moon waning
good-bye kisses on doorsteps
harvest moon waning
silence on the beach
your sky vast and crystal clear
my heart wide open
your sky vast and crystal clear
my heart wide open
sunset through white clouds
a panoply of colors
yielding to darkness
a panoply of colors
yielding to darkness
Amidst the darkness
I look down the milky way
Of the city light
I look down the milky way
Of the city light
Sunset at the lake~
Empty Adirondack chairs
face autumn's twilight.
Empty Adirondack chairs
face autumn's twilight.
pink orchard blossoms
swayed by the breeze greet the sun
diffusing sweet scent
swayed by the breeze greet the sun
diffusing sweet scent
Air conditioner
white-noise: copper-silver wind,
electric heaven.
white-noise: copper-silver wind,
electric heaven.
Her starry surf burns
The ocean is crystal grey
salty Milky Way
The ocean is crystal grey
salty Milky Way
across a gray sky
ragged red streaks like war paint
tribal chants in tow
ragged red streaks like war paint
tribal chants in tow
Feather snow hardens
To cold white steel, by sun's glare
That fades its glory.
To cold white steel, by sun's glare
That fades its glory.
Dawn on the Ganges
Distant bells, a twirling leaf
Strokes the quiet calm.
Distant bells, a twirling leaf
Strokes the quiet calm.
The clear azure sky
That stretches over our heads
Makes one feel so small
That stretches over our heads
Makes one feel so small
Dark clouds 'cross the sky.
Raindrops beat against the glass,
playing the rain song.
Raindrops beat against the glass,
playing the rain song.
Weeping cherry branch
Underneath the risen moon.
Our soldiers come home.
Underneath the risen moon.
Our soldiers come home.
forgotten last June
in our last kisses at dusk
two sons lay unborn
in our last kisses at dusk
two sons lay unborn
moon shines on crushed grass
cat fight finishes my night
old tiger of mine
cat fight finishes my night
old tiger of mine