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Nature Haiku Poems

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

1,508 published haiku
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 →
still, heat thickened air
ripe peaches languish in trees
dreaming of the fall
Jennifer Montgomery Read poem →
Japanese garden -
I think I'll just spend the day
counting my blessings
Daniel Kolb Read poem →
Purple peony
salutes a radiant sun
shuns the dark of night
Valerie Staton Read poem →
My basil garden
Invaded with rosemary
Wards off mosquitos
Pj Amendolia Read poem →
bees flit through velvet
sway of sedge and pink foxglove
sun-dried clouds soak earth
Fatima Ammar Read poem →
Tiny buds open,
And then a lovely flower,
Soon a fading hue.
Paul C. Blake Read poem →
trees swollen with leaves
a red ball low in the sky
crimson foliage
Sylvia Semel Read poem →
on old sand scrubbed brick
senorita arching high
loves miles of blue sky
Amber Dennis Read poem →
The trees are humming,
Like they need to let off steam.
The wind train passes.
Cynthia Hammell Read poem →
I run with the fish
swim with birds and fly with toads
My dreams hold me tight
Erika Silva Read poem →
Damp leaves on slick tar
Gliding bicycle on film
Spinning and spinning
John Brady Read poem →
flowers we gathered
dying slowly in vases
they remember dirt
Dennis Herrell Read poem →
Eternal river
Sculpting the canyon below
Washing time away
David Gershan Read poem →
Under a half-moon
is a determined cricket
live and in concert
Billy Tuggle Read poem →
A season of change
Inevitably follows
One leaf in the wind
Miguel Angel Estefan Jr Read poem →
walking through the park
dewdrops reflect the full moon
winter night in bloom
Melissa Laussmann Read poem →
Summer birds in flight
Ducks and geese go drifting by
Stillness of the lake
Bruce Levine Read poem →
the crisp morning air
acrid smell of burning leaves
distant honk of geese
Bill Melton Read poem →
I'm starting over
just like every day does
sunrise, a bird song
Sandra Evans Read poem →