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Ocean & Water Haiku Poems

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

527 published haiku
rain on latte stone
ancient spiritual beat
my heart knows this song
Melissa Laussmann Read poem →
Raindrops dimple ponds
Croaking frogs disturb silence
Night exhales morning
Dean Miller Read poem →
footprints in the sand
lapped up by the evening's tide
she walks on water
Michael Gorkin Read poem →
Tendrils of strong flame
Curl throughout an endless maze
Yet cower in rain.
Jackson Graham Read poem →
nature limits man
mountains on the ocean floor
never to be scaled
Thomas Locicero Read poem →
awakened by waves
I watch the dawn?s silhouette
undressing the sun
Thomas Locicero Read poem →
nap in the hammock
no silver hair--no gnarled joints
surfing the high waves
Nells Wasilewski Read poem →
Warm sand, broken shells
Laughter folds into the waves
Sorrows are drowning
Chanacee Ruth-killgore Read poem →
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 →