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Joy & Hope Haiku Poems

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

209 published haiku
I watched you sleeping
Dreaming of the night we had
Such powerful love
Philip Harrison Read poem →
exploding acorns
amid the slow-burning leaves
celebrate autumn
Eileen Van Hook Read poem →
Wild rosebush planted
near weather-beaten prison
springs forth scarlet hope
Lorraine Cipriano Read poem →
laughter fills the pool
sunshine strikes the snow shovel
buried in tall grass
Lianne Kamp Read poem →
Locusts throng the corn.
I watch her dance there, in green.
Small smile in chaos.
Woody Evans Read poem →
she unwraps her hair
a sea of flowers and rain
flows from her wonder
Emily Ramirez Read poem →
Sleep invades the night
Claiming productivity,
Inspiring dreams
Sarah Parks Read poem →
Wooden horses sit
in the ranch house's window
dreaming of spring fields.
Connor Bjotvedt Read poem →
yarrow blossoms spread
yellow clouds quaver above
a fragile green dream
Tyson West Read poem →
ripples sway the boat
dragonflies swarm my bobber
hoping for a bite
Rachel Zempel Read poem →
in the English dew
pondering Andean dreams
- a single llama
David Davies Read poem →
Maturing wheat stalks...
Weave of hope flashes upon
The farmer's belief
Maryam Qureshi Read poem →
water lily croaks
painting a smile on my face
I find Basho's frog
Ana Prundaru Read poem →
winds of wasted words
collections of deception
dreams blown to pieces
Susan Gentry Read poem →
Carolina pine
Biscuits covered in gravy
At home the heart smiles
Drew Blazure Read poem →
I give no grumble
Hearing the thunder and rain
Thankful for this warmth
Peter Nolan Read poem →
shimmering sunset
a new horizon of hope
free spirit adrift
Jayshree Iyer Read poem →
A Wisp of a Smile
The Knowing of a Time Past
Remembering All
Kay Hall Read poem →
Idiot dreaming
Quiet genius incubates
Awake and forget
Nicholas Dangelo Read poem →
mountain alpenglow
addicted to sweet rosebuds
all dreams a treasure
Paul Hellweg Read poem →
the Northern Kingdom
snow bound moonlight hardening
where dreams are buried
Ron Scully Read poem →
Far flung from my eyes
you wander in on cooled dreams..
gone the Pedro Plains
Cameya Huffstead Read poem →
blank foggy morning -
deep into analysis
all my childhood dreams
Ana Drobot Read poem →
Engines sing in joy
Beautifully mesmerize
Sirens down the track
Ian Tash Read poem →
words from yesterday
like dead leaves on frozen ground
nutrients of hope
Susan Gentry Read poem →
Lotus Peak Shimmers
A veil of misty showers
Cloud Edo's white dream
Vyomi Malik Read poem →
pink sky in April
tangled in honeysuckle
hummingbird's delight
Anna Cates Read poem →
Wind drags across time
pulling at leaves and false teeth
I can barely smile
Bryan Verdi Read poem →
The darkening sky
softly exhales its last wish
early autumn rain
Souvik Chakraborty Read poem →
dark night heaven smiles
winter sighs chill fingers stretch
bullfrogs sing aloud
M. Kari Barr Read poem →
The night's only star ?
a moth caught in the streetlight
Still, I make my wish
Marc Beaudin Read poem →
Rock thrown by a child,
The watery plop, laughter
Ripples through the air
Mandy Brown Read poem →
I make two wishes
the sign of a better day
a double rainbow
Barbara Tate Read poem →
cool swirl of water
churning in the river's crook--
she laughs up the bank
Kent Travis Read poem →
Fresh, gentle, Spring breeze
Tides of tears roll out to sea
A new beginning
Rachel Zempel Read poem →
bleak highway houses
sit beside broken billboards
dreams then now faded
Kim Spencer Read poem →