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Ocean & Water Haiku Poems

Haiku moving through oceans, rain, rivers, ponds, and reflective water.

528 published haiku
Silver raindrop hangs
Sun-kissed, it falls to the wind
Carried down to earth
Kelci Jones Read poem →
surrounded by noise
the offer of solitude
my gift from the sea
Bodie Howell Read poem →
Blackened shikaras
Adrift emerald waters
The day lingers on
Vyomi Malik Read poem →
let the sunlight stream
through your hair just like the wind
through the trees in Spring
Julie Center Read poem →
Still waters; a deer...
drinking in his reflection.
Narcissus in bloom.
Karen Berger Read poem →
Biplanes towing signs
fly above the crowded beach---
Haiku in the sky.
Robert Piazza Read poem →
Black magnetic sands
Cliffs shatter waves to white spray
We linger bewitched
Elisabeth Liebert Read poem →
A peaceful river
Through the chaos of my mind
Calms mind and body
Shirley Smothers Read poem →
Silence on the beach.
Children winter underground.
Castles of bright coal.
Glenn Hubbard Read poem →
Waterfalls drizzle
Gentle waves rock the surface
A cave rests behind
Kylie Benavides Read poem →
Gray skies and cold times,
The rain and wind will collide,
Sad lives and good-byes.
Grace Forthman Read poem →
Your power, gentle
as the flower in your hair,
strong as ocean tides.
Hannah-rose Tristram Read poem →
Frosty silver lakes
Ice skating over my heart
Bitterly cutting
Mary Smith Read poem →
We pad to the beach
float in a warm, shining sea
amble back, tired.
Hetti Wohlgemuth Read poem →
fresh tea leaves dancing
with gusto through dull water
a flight of dragons
Gabriel Smithwilson Read poem →
Large emerald hands
Deep forest beneath our eyes
The sea is churning
Eliza Mimski Read poem →
Rain on the window
my shoulder, your restless head--
where secrets are safe
Adam Sprague Read poem →
Glass beach surf castoffs
Wave polishes rainbow stones
Vanishing treasures
Maria Depaul Read poem →
Freezing rain and snow
Silken black lace of winter
Children ice skating.
Bruce Levine Read poem →
babbling summer creek
floating leaf with clever ant
must have surfing bug
Mia Middonte Read poem →
Darkness, quiet rain
Train whistles in the distance
I think I can sleep
Eve Taft Read poem →
summer afternoon
tree and pond on lonely field
sky like baldachin
Melissa Laussmann Read poem →
sudden morning storm
rolling thunder, heavy rain
frogs taking cover
Jody Larson Read poem →
sparkling, smooth as glass
reflecting skies blue brilliance
salt water haven
Deborah Dybowski Read poem →
The wind smells like death,
I think of you breathing it--
The sound at low tide.
Karl Hakmiller Read poem →
Fish swim through foundries
finally silent beneath
the rising waters
Andrew Davis Read poem →
heavy summer air
thick with rain wanting to fall
my plants love you so
Jodie Brown Read poem →
dark drifting wall-cloud
tendrils of rain trail below
backlit setting sun
Bill Melton Read poem →
leaden, heavy rain
pouring into the turned earth
shovel left to rust
Jennifer Montgomery Read poem →
Cherry blossom floats
Choking the stream to stillness
Spring suicide pact
Rob J Mann Read poem →
what a mist upon
the mossed river. crocus blooms
beside grey-green stones.
Adele Wegner Read poem →
An intimate rain
Reaches suddenly to me
Out of a clear sky
Kelby Cottenie Read poem →
Diving pelicans
strike sea. Glistening, playful
ripples tag a child.
Heather Teague Read poem →
Swim from corruption
Venture into fresh waters
Drown no more, just breathe
Mary Smith Read poem →
wooden bench, slats grayed
warped by summer sun and rain
our sanctuary
Jody Larson Read poem →
trimming donkey feet
summer sun behind rain clouds
I call with carrots
Michelle Holland Read poem →