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Sky, Moon & Stars Haiku Poems

Celestial haiku looking upward to daylight, night skies, and distant light.

756 published haiku
In the midst of night
Moonlight shines over the trees
Branches whispering
Jackie Zedalis Read poem →
sunshine, lemonade
ants find the watermelon
afternoon picnic
Rachel Zempel Read poem →
tiger eye sunrise
little emerald sailboat
meeting together
Jessica Dawson Read poem →
The dewy grass glints
Sun's radiant rosy touch
As dawn awakens
Shirley Smothers Read poem →
unfamiliar sun
neighbors chat about roses
new warmth on our skin
Shasta Hatter Read poem →
The orchids dazzle,
beauty stealing air and sun--
some unknown painter
Nolo Segundo Read poem →
Purple flowers bloom,
The moon watches them at night,
Moonlight keeps them safe.
Jolene Mcdonald Read poem →
Brown curls wild and free
he roars under the hot sun,
king of the playground.
Nancy Botta Read poem →
petrichor at dawn...
waving from the puddled earth
soft caecilians
Brittany Hause Read poem →
mercy is reserved
for those who have kept their life -
sulking snow at dusk
Nickolas Urpi Read poem →
Spring rains replenish
Droplets sparkle in sunlight
Mudslide closes road
Suzanne Cottrell Read poem →
state park before dawn
homeless man sleeps in restroom
his smart phone charges
Kent Mcquillen Read poem →
burning horizons
shooting stars, electric rain
- cretaceous magic
Russell Hemmell Read poem →
night blooming jasmine
savors silky, hushed moonlight
scents soft summer nights
Dianne Moritz Read poem →
To see holiness
Shining through each poor moment
Brings heaven to earth
Isaac Eustice Read poem →
Crow stops on the lamp
Polishes his beak against
The sharp blue heavens
Agnieszka Krajewska Read poem →
Enchanted nightfall
Starlit sky and crescent moon
Too dreamy for sleep
Melissa Laussmann Read poem →
A budding flower
Born of callous sunlight's eye
Bearing august fruit
Clare Brown Read poem →
grove of fallen trees
blackened roots curl towards the sky
seeking permanence
Jennifer Montgomery Read poem →
Early spring sunshine
Resilient daffodils
Defying the frost
Sarah Thomas Read poem →
scarlet cardinals
forage and fight in sunlight
no sound much fury
Sandra Barnett Read poem →
faded stars above
streetlights and lovers downtown
night of love and art
Josslyn Turner Read poem →
The sun's touch, a hand.
Against your cheek, an imprint.
A shattering song.
Sara Cunningham Read poem →
still a chill, sun bright
snows have packed their flakes and left
bright smiles welcome spring
Ray Spitzenberger Read poem →
slowly ascending
moonlight above Mount Fuji
this path leads me home
Melissa Laussmann Read poem →
Moonbeams shimmer soft
Cicadas serenade dawn
Warm breeze caresses
Chasity Gaines Read poem →
starlight gazing down
a thousand kisses landing
our souls are glowing
Michael Feil Read poem →
Twilight cools the earth
wind chimes tremble and shimmer
a new moon rises.
Sarah Thomas Read poem →
Low tide on the breeze
Sun inches up with promise
Salt troubles old wounds
Daria Moyer Read poem →
the moon's scythe has cleaved
the pregnant lake to reveal
an indigo lust
Emily Ellison Read poem →
rain-filled clouds push in
blanketing a fiery sun.
unquenched light cascades...
Chanacee Ruth-killgore Read poem →
Thunder in the sun
Ice berg in the desert sand
Autumn in the air
Joseph J Kozma Read poem →
Dawn lights the pink wall
Apple tree limbs cast shadows -
Illusion of warmth
Rachel Dickinson Read poem →
Silver raindrop hangs
Sun-kissed, it falls to the wind
Carried down to earth
Kelci Jones Read poem →
Camping under stars
Still grungy despite all-night
Meteor showers
Randy Petty Read poem →
starry sky above
whippoorwills and crickets sing
summer in concert
Nells Wasilewski Read poem →