Cherry blossom trees
release sweet dancing petals
in seasons of spring
release sweet dancing petals
in seasons of spring
Flowers & Gardens Haiku Poems
Haiku among petals, blossoms, cultivated spaces, and things that grow.
323 published haiku
The full moon tarries
admiring her rival's blush
blooming on the hills
admiring her rival's blush
blooming on the hills
donned in velveteen
lavender clustered crocus
spring's precious debut
lavender clustered crocus
spring's precious debut
Go bloom sakura
This beauty too shall perish
The lesson lingers
This beauty too shall perish
The lesson lingers
Broken desert floor
Water drops fill crevasses
A sapling in bloom
Water drops fill crevasses
A sapling in bloom
forsythia burst
slumbered gardens awaken
birds rejoice in song
slumbered gardens awaken
birds rejoice in song
The lily felt loved
'till the bee pollinated
again and again.
'till the bee pollinated
again and again.
water lily croaks
painting a smile on my face
I find Basho's frog
painting a smile on my face
I find Basho's frog
The leaves make my heart
Jump. The flowers make me sing.
Life is beautiful.
Jump. The flowers make me sing.
Life is beautiful.
pink japonica
blooms on bare limbs wet with rain --
last winter's shovels
blooms on bare limbs wet with rain --
last winter's shovels
soft summer breezes
lilies nod so politely
jets roar overhead
lilies nod so politely
jets roar overhead
Dawn: an empty road
From a cleft in the concrete
A sunflower grows
From a cleft in the concrete
A sunflower grows
Jacarandas sway
breezy rains and mossy hills
periwinkle blooms
breezy rains and mossy hills
periwinkle blooms
in memoriam
white roses among the red
garden gloves she wore
white roses among the red
garden gloves she wore
Presto! A flower
song that makes you beautiful ?
wear my fingers raw.
song that makes you beautiful ?
wear my fingers raw.
doorbell unanswered
roses climb through broken panes
someone is crying
roses climb through broken panes
someone is crying
red roses in mud
pink sky dripping falling stars
sparrow shakes a worm
pink sky dripping falling stars
sparrow shakes a worm
Japanese maple --
the garden Buddha's Bodhi
in late summer light
the garden Buddha's Bodhi
in late summer light
fog stretches across
the morning water garden
flower lilies float
the morning water garden
flower lilies float
Fragrance like sweet tea,
The first rose of spring blushes
Warm pink in the sun.
The first rose of spring blushes
Warm pink in the sun.
a fragile little
flower?fragrant, small and pale
you, an edelweiss
flower?fragrant, small and pale
you, an edelweiss
Billow of fragrance
Wafting sultry summer breeze
Honeysuckles bloom
Wafting sultry summer breeze
Honeysuckles bloom
A small petal falls
On the surface of a pond,
Disturbing its sleep.
On the surface of a pond,
Disturbing its sleep.
letters from afar -
the strong scent of a pressed rose
passing through customs
the strong scent of a pressed rose
passing through customs
Reaching towards the sky
proud stalks with radiant blooms
face the golden sun.
proud stalks with radiant blooms
face the golden sun.
A sip of nectar
from the petals of beauty?
a butterfly dance
from the petals of beauty?
a butterfly dance
Flowers hug the hill
Vibrant Indian paintbrush
They watch this mountain
Vibrant Indian paintbrush
They watch this mountain
Aphids never see
the gardener weed and prune
from their green vantage.
the gardener weed and prune
from their green vantage.
Mayday gift appears
Towering Catalpa forms
Blossom cloud and rain
Towering Catalpa forms
Blossom cloud and rain
wood smoke and cut grass,
moist turned earth and lavender,
spruce, pine, and water
moist turned earth and lavender,
spruce, pine, and water
forget-me-nots bloom
beside pathway to lakeshore
missing my parents
beside pathway to lakeshore
missing my parents
sudden buds appear
on purple wisteria ?
mysterious spring
on purple wisteria ?
mysterious spring
Wall of white roses
blue lacy panties hanging
from a single thorn
blue lacy panties hanging
from a single thorn
silk tendrils flutter
the garden fence firmament
fat white spider star
the garden fence firmament
fat white spider star
Lotus Peak Shimmers
A veil of misty showers
Cloud Edo's white dream
A veil of misty showers
Cloud Edo's white dream
a red azalea
the color of hot lipstick
blooming by the church
the color of hot lipstick
blooming by the church