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Nature Haiku Poems

Haiku attentive to the living world, wild landscapes, and moments outdoors.

1,522 published haiku
Clouds billow and spread,
Soaking up the emptiness,
Mopping up the sky.
Francesca Leader Read poem →
The plod of my boots
scatters the sparrows that glean
among the downed leaves.
Violet Snow Read poem →
Heron in the marsh
Steely gaze, lethal hunter
Still as the Buddha
Michael Chanin Read poem →
trees, scent from nature.
fragrant blossoms, needles, blooms.
gifts, sent from heaven.
Bob Tice Read poem →
Between flooded stones
lies fresh earth & a small flag;
warmth for my mother.
Tim Heerdink Read poem →
cricket on my porch
4 AM longing and thirst
full moon sliding past
Michael Griffith Read poem →
delicate flower
sways in the warm mountain breeze
without a worry
Chris Cross Read poem →
Muddy shoes splashing
Raincoats dripping with laughter
Burgundy leaves dance
Austin Amaya Read poem →
Crimson maple tree
drops her frilly red garments
on the brittle grass.
Gloria Heffernan Read poem →
fading horizon
black trees, wispy clouds, bright stars
nautical twilight
Rachel Zempel Read poem →
Meditative sounds
Of rain nourishing plant life
Reminiscent walks
Rj Tungsten Read poem →
Drowning sun beams shoot
Water is hungry stained glass
Slicing chromatic
Coleman Bomar Read poem →
Slanted morning sun
falls on a red butterfly,
wings folded to pray.
Stephen Ullom Read poem →
Branches as bridges
Critters scurry to and fro
Highways of Nature
Roseann Passiatore Read poem →
At trail's crest, new views
Shining pond, dragonfly wings
Transcendent delights
Nancy Beam Read poem →
Naturally led,
those who listen to nature
follow their heartbeat
Nancy Moller Read poem →
lone cottonwood leaf
spirals in harsh summer heat
grass yellows loudly
Shay Wills Read poem →
Fall winds gust up skirts
Blowing high bright colored leaves
Exposing bare limbs.
Sharon O'bryan Read poem →
Warm-stemmed mint wind bends
Soft purple bursts of crocus
White rain spits silver
Gail Ghai Read poem →
late afternoon sun
through the used bookstore window
smell of old paper
Jessica Hoard Read poem →
Hibiscus flowers
Wither in the new darkness
Waiting for summer
Pj Amendolia Read poem →
jagged lightning streaks
scribble across darkened sky
low thunder mutters
Bill Melton Read poem →
Deer pause to listen -
Lullaby of wind whispers
Woodpecker applauds
Arona Fay Roshal Read poem →
Each day-night cycle
the earth turns itself around,
hokey pokey slave.
Wesley Sims Read poem →
rusted yellow truck
in a dandelion field
how bright the noon sun
Carrie Ann Thunell Read poem →
the groundskeeper roots
for the stray leaf skittering
from first to second
Stephen S. Power Read poem →
how the wide river
always submits to the sea
halo of the moon
Clifford Rames Read poem →
Floating butterfly
Fresh feathery wings hold her
Poised in the blue sky
Suzy Kenway Read poem →
cold mists carry scent
satisfied in scarlet snow
memories of spring
Daniel Tardona Read poem →
ribbon of silver
sky tangles high-rise dreams whirl
balloon hearts take flight
Darren Black Read poem →
fluttering leaves fall
creating blanket cover
now the earth can sleep
Tina Marsh Read poem →
a flock of starlings,
just so, like flecks of pepper
sprinkled on the moon
Michael Babcock Read poem →
the snail slips slowly
over a green garden hose
carrying its home
Joan Fingon Read poem →
The chirping of birds
heard in a forest of books
calms a troubled soul
Rachel Dupree Read poem →
the lake is glass calm
shimmering in the moment
I am at peace, love
Teresa Stankiewicz Read poem →
yellow sunflowers
paradise to many birds
turn to face the sun
Laura Steidl Read poem →