hummingbirds hover,
butterflies crowd a Fall bloom-
east wind scatters all
butterflies crowd a Fall bloom-
east wind scatters all
Animals & Wildlife Haiku Poems
Haiku observing animals, insects, and the traces wild creatures leave.
253 published haiku
doves nesting. cooing.
soft white parents of new hope.
annoying creatures.
soft white parents of new hope.
annoying creatures.
Small migrating birds
Flying in a fluid line
A scattered black snake
Flying in a fluid line
A scattered black snake
the black cricket sings
without a care in the world
from the reptile tank
without a care in the world
from the reptile tank
monarch on milkweed
a still bee on astilbe
rumble of thunder
a still bee on astilbe
rumble of thunder
brimstone butterflies
held in place by metal pins
fading behind glass
held in place by metal pins
fading behind glass
Garden of wishes-
Butterfly lands- flies away;
Flowers stay planted.
Butterfly lands- flies away;
Flowers stay planted.
The deer watches me
watch her through my camera
sun fading the moon
watch her through my camera
sun fading the moon
Dragonfly alights
Reed slowly bends toward water
Frog watches below
Reed slowly bends toward water
Frog watches below
In zazen at dusk
I dwell on time's roaring wind.
Then, a firefly
I dwell on time's roaring wind.
Then, a firefly
Butterfly dreaming
that he is really awake;
catepillar nights.
that he is really awake;
catepillar nights.
Late spring breeze tosses
wine and cheese tasters senses.
Ant soiree begins!
wine and cheese tasters senses.
Ant soiree begins!
Dragonfly hovers
over Mazda's silver hood
and then it is gone
over Mazda's silver hood
and then it is gone
dry and sandy path
where the sun shines most brightly
lilac butterfly
where the sun shines most brightly
lilac butterfly
Reeds, dense scrub, water
Threaded with jewelled creatures ?
A cormorant drops.
Threaded with jewelled creatures ?
A cormorant drops.
cat sleeps in the sun
the heat singes - peace at noon
flowers brittle brown
the heat singes - peace at noon
flowers brittle brown
lustful cricket chirps
cat's eyes brighten in the dark
man smokes on the porch
cat's eyes brighten in the dark
man smokes on the porch
in driest winter
lone chorus frog's sudden song --
your voice echoing
lone chorus frog's sudden song --
your voice echoing
Basho you old frog
from devouring your kerplunks
I'm too stuffed to jump
from devouring your kerplunks
I'm too stuffed to jump
he still wags his tail?
the morning after my dog
moved to a new home
the morning after my dog
moved to a new home
ice clings to the banks
yielding to the warming rays
fish shacks melt away
yielding to the warming rays
fish shacks melt away
a trapped bumble bee
thumping against the window
a roomful of hands
thumping against the window
a roomful of hands
the butterfly's wings
catch a fallen rainbow from
the crumbling storm clouds
catch a fallen rainbow from
the crumbling storm clouds
Squirrel on hornbeam.
Gray fur against gray, bare limbs.
Sunshine and shadows.
Gray fur against gray, bare limbs.
Sunshine and shadows.
The cricket in the
Midnight moon, playing a soft
Song before slumber
Midnight moon, playing a soft
Song before slumber
Streaming pine thistles
In the ceaseless breeze. The lone
Butterfly, snooping.
In the ceaseless breeze. The lone
Butterfly, snooping.
sat on a tulip
the butterfly's wings unfold
in the warm spring sun
the butterfly's wings unfold
in the warm spring sun
March Madness on my
mind?mouse pad with my eldest
son smiles up at me.
mind?mouse pad with my eldest
son smiles up at me.
slick, gleaming frog leaps
wet splat lily pad landing
graceful path ripples
wet splat lily pad landing
graceful path ripples
spring conditioning
a squirrel climbs up the tree
the other climbs down
a squirrel climbs up the tree
the other climbs down
the pale sleek dog sets
sharp ears toward the long nights moon
shines her growl on me
sharp ears toward the long nights moon
shines her growl on me
cradling a rabbit
shuffling in the morning rush
slow steps to nowhere
shuffling in the morning rush
slow steps to nowhere
between pale poplars
in a mist of moonlit blue
a white horse grazes
in a mist of moonlit blue
a white horse grazes
The red fox and the
garden Buddha meditate,
their cushion fresh snow.
garden Buddha meditate,
their cushion fresh snow.
Ancestors feared night
Animals, weather and now
We fear each other
Animals, weather and now
We fear each other
The cat woke me up,
Banging on the bedroom door.
I sleep on the train.
Banging on the bedroom door.
I sleep on the train.