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Ocean & Water Haiku Poems

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

519 published haiku
A stream- cold and clear
Envy of a burdened mind
Trickled aimlessly
Adam Yarish Read poem →
The sea at midnight
Flecked by splinters of the moon
I unfurl the sail
Michael Gorkin Read poem →
warm rain on snowdrops
i explain to the children
where the snowmen go
Jennifer Hambrick Read poem →
salty ocean breeze
palm trees shadow sun-kissed skin
coconut heaven
Rachel Zempel Read poem →
blue sky lying down -
tourists' selfies disturbing
the sound of the rain
Ana Drobot Read poem →
Sun pokes through the clouds
Casting water images
Reflections of you
Jackie Zedalis Read poem →
Night drinks horizon
Ocean stirs moon's reflection
Shooting stars streak by
Dean Miller Read poem →
Rain is romantic
the umbrella moved aside
for the wettest kiss
Lorraine Cipriano Read poem →
black skies , scattered rain
a glimpse of my guilty heart
shrouded by darkness
Colby Serra Read poem →
Half a century
Flows within the stream of time
As a single drop
Zach Agnew Read poem →
Waves pummel the rocks,
sea spray sent to drown the sky.
Lightning burns through clouds.
Jeff Harbrow Read poem →
The moon lights the stage
Grains of sand dance through the air
Turtles meet the sea
James Pitcher Read poem →
night birds cry warning
beneath these moon-dancing waves
Leviathan sleeps
Jimi Bernath Read poem →
as I near the pond
the turtle head submerges
sky on still water
Michael Lyle Read poem →
shining mirrors flit
bare-backed upon foaming froth
then out with each tide
F.j. Schurr Read poem →
A green olive branch,
Flood waters lower gently,
The promise of peace.
Dallas Bell Read poem →
sharp August north wind
tastes Aberdeen's North Sea beach
waits for November
Susan Gardner Read poem →
rain wet grey pavers
glisten under the low moon
old night winks at dawn
David Miller Read poem →
Resus bay, after.
We lock eyes, a tiny nod
We tried... tried so hard.
Chris Cole Read poem →
Ice suddenly bloomed
on the wide river, spreading
Autumn's death rumor.
Jennifer Montgomery Read poem →
unwavering light
seas were held beyond the woods
the stillness waited
Nancy Mungcal Read poem →
Go forth and be new
Sun rises, lakes drain, moon falls
Sleep, smile, risk, drain, wake
Stephanie Schmelzer Read poem →
Fire on the shore.
A circle of childhood friends.
Warmth of nostalgia.
Butch Decatoria Read poem →
Misty sky and sea
Kiss amidst the horizon
Breathing in sunsets
Maricela Rosas Read poem →
Mercurial time.
New pages smelling acrid
taste of rain and plum.
Jennifer Montgomery Read poem →
My shower is next
Mother Nature washes me
Winter rain is here
Michael Gwin Read poem →
free falling snowflakes
sticking to the rooftop peak
frozen waterfall
Rachel Zempel Read poem →
Cool water babbles
At the bottom of a creek
Tongues of nature speak
Eugene Tatum Read poem →
Hanging water orbs
web necklace of cool-kissed mist
only air could wear
Timothy Bennett Read poem →
like delicate lace
narrow hem of shoreline ice
gently creeps outward
Bill Melton Read poem →
Hop on my back child
Let us storm the seven seas
The sons shall boat now
Malcolm Barnes Read poem →
Two girls call a dog
Water ruffles at sunset
Lake brims, heart opens
Amy Mevorach Read poem →
hundreds of snow geese
peel from placid lake water
shredded porcelain
James Reinert Read poem →
A black dove sits down
On the bricks in Public Square
To watch us stream by.
Laurie Beringer Read poem →
karmic waters flow
journeys of the earth within
vibrations tremble.
Eve Chilicas Read poem →
Sun's sanguine tendrils
Gently caress morning clouds
A promise of rain
Bill Melton Read poem →