th? old nature trail-
a single wellington boot
stands in frozen mud
a single wellington boot
stands in frozen mud
Nature Haiku Poems
Haiku attentive to the living world, wild landscapes, and moments outdoors.
1,508 published haiku
at the old sea wall
waves sweep pebbles over rocks-
the sounds of applause
waves sweep pebbles over rocks-
the sounds of applause
sand does not resist
either footstep, wind, or tide
a beach smooth... long... wide
either footstep, wind, or tide
a beach smooth... long... wide
A cold windy breeze
Follows the hungry birds trail -
Seeds patiently wait
Follows the hungry birds trail -
Seeds patiently wait
skipping in light rain
hopping over mud puddles
falling face down, ugh
hopping over mud puddles
falling face down, ugh
Soft boas of clouds
feather and drape a blue sky
not a hint of rain
feather and drape a blue sky
not a hint of rain
Golden hickory
aglow in Autumn's warm sun
Nature's menorah
aglow in Autumn's warm sun
Nature's menorah
The sky splits open
and a waterfall rushes
from the void like light.
and a waterfall rushes
from the void like light.
Covered in winter's
branches, moon rises from a
bed of soft gray clouds.
branches, moon rises from a
bed of soft gray clouds.
One limb hanging down
into the river's pathway
changes everything.
into the river's pathway
changes everything.
the last winter's tale
leaves snow on my brown door step
my feet frost bitten.
leaves snow on my brown door step
my feet frost bitten.
Leaves unfold morning.
Mother picks gnats from her chicks
Rain muddies our lawn.
Mother picks gnats from her chicks
Rain muddies our lawn.
death shroud of white mist
borne on whisper-soft cat paws ?
river valley morn
borne on whisper-soft cat paws ?
river valley morn
great blue heron stands
motionless shadow watching
? nearby wild plums bloom
motionless shadow watching
? nearby wild plums bloom
Albino Peacock
Such beauty and elegance
Feathers white as snow
Such beauty and elegance
Feathers white as snow
insouciant hours
crazy hopscotch and leapfrog
in the spring garden
crazy hopscotch and leapfrog
in the spring garden
thrashing in the leaves,
there was an animal trapped
your disheveled cuts
there was an animal trapped
your disheveled cuts
Leaves fall and scatter
softly cover the Earth's bed
with Winter's warm quilt
softly cover the Earth's bed
with Winter's warm quilt
Leaves drift and scatter
at the mercy of the wind
Autumn's ghosts of Spring
at the mercy of the wind
Autumn's ghosts of Spring
Thin sliver of moon
hangs askew in the darkness
of an Autumn sky
hangs askew in the darkness
of an Autumn sky
the impatient sun
rising earlier each day
gladdens dawn's birdsong
rising earlier each day
gladdens dawn's birdsong
Birds sing in mornings,
a lively chatter at dawn.
I breathe in the day.
a lively chatter at dawn.
I breathe in the day.
under trees the air
thick and sweet with blossom scent
bumble bees frighten
thick and sweet with blossom scent
bumble bees frighten
halo set ablaze
up in the sky-black moon hides
annular eclipse
up in the sky-black moon hides
annular eclipse
Young Weeping Willow
Cascades just over the Earth
Shimmers, Mystical
Cascades just over the Earth
Shimmers, Mystical
Mirrored through water
Cold brown stones underneath me
A red leaf floats by.
Cold brown stones underneath me
A red leaf floats by.
in line or no line
adding a touch of wind gusts
without a life link
adding a touch of wind gusts
without a life link
Mist fills the valley,
billows up, obscures the hills.
Droplets coat the leaves.
billows up, obscures the hills.
Droplets coat the leaves.
Glowing orb above
Fierce and fiery ablaze
Burns and sears the earth
Fierce and fiery ablaze
Burns and sears the earth
Away we fly now
Through starlit skies above us
To visit the moon
Through starlit skies above us
To visit the moon
Dandelion spores
paraglide the gust of wind
to prospective homes.
paraglide the gust of wind
to prospective homes.
maple leaves shiver
waning half moon suspended
slow vanishing act
waning half moon suspended
slow vanishing act
legs sway lazy arcs
toes launch lunar light adrift
drowsy midnight lake
toes launch lunar light adrift
drowsy midnight lake
In summer's delight,
Sky's old quarrels with Earth fade
into warm embrace
Sky's old quarrels with Earth fade
into warm embrace
If only the wind
would catch me and turn this fall
into it's embrace
would catch me and turn this fall
into it's embrace
move into the wind
sprint back if you can not see
the red running board
sprint back if you can not see
the red running board