The aspen tree bleeds
her bloomed petals of fire
confetti the wind.
her bloomed petals of fire
confetti the wind.
Flowers & Gardens Haiku Poems
Haiku among petals, blossoms, cultivated spaces, and things that grow.
319 published haiku
shadows seep early
pool night into the garden
shoots grow in the gloom
pool night into the garden
shoots grow in the gloom
Black winter roses
Their crimson slowly faded
Sorrows in my heart
Their crimson slowly faded
Sorrows in my heart
Osiria rose
her cherry red petals bloom
needing to be plucked
her cherry red petals bloom
needing to be plucked
I woke at dawn light
with the flower above me --
now wilted and dead
with the flower above me --
now wilted and dead
that yellow rose bush
outside my old aunts door blooms
years after she's gone
outside my old aunts door blooms
years after she's gone
footsteps in the snow
none stray from the beaten path
the rose is dying
none stray from the beaten path
the rose is dying
Blue roses creeping,
New thorns scrape cinder-block walls.
Urban fantasy.
New thorns scrape cinder-block walls.
Urban fantasy.
Petal snow drifting,
Cherry-pink swirling carpet:
Walls fall at your touch.
Cherry-pink swirling carpet:
Walls fall at your touch.
Grey skies spill cold drops.
Early autumn blossoms smile
at the weeping sky.
Early autumn blossoms smile
at the weeping sky.
Autumn loneliness
Windswept trees - bleak vistas yet
Chrysanthemums bloom
Windswept trees - bleak vistas yet
Chrysanthemums bloom
Under the great sun
An orchid withers away
To live once again.
An orchid withers away
To live once again.
October grey skies
on the petals of flowers
raindrops pattering
on the petals of flowers
raindrops pattering
Storm clouds full of rain
Lightning splits a darkened sky
Blooms sprout from wet soil
Lightning splits a darkened sky
Blooms sprout from wet soil
the old garden bench
where no one sits anymore . . .
a chill in the air
where no one sits anymore . . .
a chill in the air
rain runs under stones
chills the almost ripe garden
pleats the evening air
chills the almost ripe garden
pleats the evening air
Kentucky bluegrass
fields glisten with morning dew
run for the roses
fields glisten with morning dew
run for the roses
weathered flower box
hydrangea's delicate fade
summer's acquiesce
hydrangea's delicate fade
summer's acquiesce
Defiant gerbers
canvas of vibrant colors
festoon the garden
canvas of vibrant colors
festoon the garden
hyacinth in bloom
arranged in a thick glass vase
the casket shining
arranged in a thick glass vase
the casket shining
Fall softly spring rain
my grandmother's lips are dry
awaiting the bloom
my grandmother's lips are dry
awaiting the bloom
pink wild rose blossoms
lone traveler along road
bee bathes in pollen
lone traveler along road
bee bathes in pollen
A single rose bud
quenched by a noon Summer storm
opens at midnight.
quenched by a noon Summer storm
opens at midnight.
spring in a new home
replacing lawn flamingos
with tiger lilies
replacing lawn flamingos
with tiger lilies
blizzards of ice shards
islands of isolation
a rare winters bloom
islands of isolation
a rare winters bloom
this lotus survives,
embraced by muddied shallows
all else washed away
embraced by muddied shallows
all else washed away
Withered petals fall
upon their thorns' sanctity,
their sweet scents fading.
upon their thorns' sanctity,
their sweet scents fading.
sickness is certain
he dances on, blooming as
a rose in summer
he dances on, blooming as
a rose in summer
she unwraps her hair
a sea of flowers and rain
flows from her wonder
a sea of flowers and rain
flows from her wonder
the middle of spring
purple lilacs are in bloom
the night smells of skunk
purple lilacs are in bloom
the night smells of skunk
lotus and lantern
resting in the Buddha's lap --
old watering can
resting in the Buddha's lap --
old watering can
yarrow blossoms spread
yellow clouds quaver above
a fragile green dream
yellow clouds quaver above
a fragile green dream
Cherry blossom trees
release sweet dancing petals
in seasons of spring
release sweet dancing petals
in seasons of spring
The full moon tarries
admiring her rival's blush
blooming on the hills
admiring her rival's blush
blooming on the hills
donned in velveteen
lavender clustered crocus
spring's precious debut
lavender clustered crocus
spring's precious debut
Go bloom sakura
This beauty too shall perish
The lesson lingers
This beauty too shall perish
The lesson lingers