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Nature Haiku Poems

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

1,527 published haiku
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 →
the harvest moon shines
solitary traveler
stops to rest awhile
Kathryn Lea Temple Read poem →
Twisted are my thoughts
Like branches from the forest
Yet budding with hope
Ann Richards Read poem →
saffroned winter sun
caught amid the leafless trees
sky of frosting clouds
John Lawrence Darretta Read poem →
earth bows to the sun
prelude to a masterpiece
spring fills its palette
Patricia Pella Read poem →
geese fly overhead
at the cabin dusk settles
a silent river
Jr Vork Read poem →
Window candles glow
Lighthouse beams guide sailing ships
Moon plays with the stars
Arona Fay Roshal Read poem →
black skeleton trees
winter bones against the snow
frantic geese fly south
Beth Mathison Read poem →
midnight serenade
velvet sky donned in diamonds
waltzing silouettes
Patricia Rossi Read poem →
caught yourself stumbling
I saw your shadow dance, love
with wild angel wings
Tim Mueller Read poem →
bumbling on flowers
extracting precious nectar
bees feeding freely
Susi Bocks Read poem →
From a wire fence
a rabbit slips underneath,
the garden thief rides.
Duane Anderson Read poem →
Leaves swept into piles
Toddlers jump in to toss them
Happily scattered
Maria Depaul Read poem →
above the waters,
over deciduous trees,
covenant rainbow
Valerie Staton Read poem →
the last leaves of fall
selflessly fall giving way
to winter brethren
Chris Cross Read poem →
sun spills burgundy
sea drunk on late summer light
waves stumble on rocks
John C. Mannone Read poem →
Son climbing boulder
Taller than your little self
Leap into a cloud
Mari Flower Read poem →
Moisture dribbles down
fogged coffee shop window panes.
Snow quilts hide pickups.
Dennis Maulsby Read poem →
Swollen russet heads
nod sun-stained petals to earth
in summer's last sigh
Shellie Austin Read poem →
Golden Aspen leaves
Shimmer round the white-bark tree
Doe eyes turn and stare.
Jeral Williams Read poem →
wet tea leaves settle
point to a new direction
barefoot little girl
Margaret Tau Read poem →
cold October rain
tea growing cool in brown mug
muted household sounds
Sandra Barnett Read poem →
Sunlight through the prism--
this light waterfall is me
reflecting a cloud.
Emilia Rosa Read poem →
Freshly fallen snow,
bird tracks layered with raccoon
scribe hieroglyphics.
Wesley Sims Read poem →
narrow steep stone steps
guide hot feet to soft smooth sand
breathe in cool sea breeze
Stella Damarjati Read poem →
heavy clouds descend
beach plunges into gray gloom
sky is lost at sea
Nells Wasilewski Read poem →
Faded firefly grave
Moonlight in our sky above
Rusty iron fence
Madeline Lee-mabe Read poem →
feathers on the path
a wind among yellow leaves
with birds on its breath
William Dennis Read poem →
Tall the bee balm blooms:
open flowers inviting
hummingbirds' return
James Reuss Read poem →
Your rich white spotlight
Throws wavy pink stripes westward
Once in a blue moon
Arona Fay Roshal Read poem →
Hollowed out logs lie
sun-drenched within a clearing-
stress evaporates.
James Howard Read poem →
your love is cool rain
falling on the arid scene
quenching desert thirst
Chris Cross Read poem →