In zazen at dusk
I dwell on time's roaring wind.
Then, a firefly
I dwell on time's roaring wind.
Then, a firefly
Summer Haiku Poems
Warm-weather haiku filled with long light, heat, insects, and abundance.
219 published haiku
long dry summer day
broken stalk of dead bamboo
still a path to find
broken stalk of dead bamboo
still a path to find
Dragonfly hovers
over Mazda's silver hood
and then it is gone
over Mazda's silver hood
and then it is gone
dark green summer leaves
birds singing, their nests empty
cold tea before me
birds singing, their nests empty
cold tea before me
drifting summer breeze..
she drinks his favorite tea
by the lone window
she drinks his favorite tea
by the lone window
dandelions bloom
loosened by late summer's breeze
wishes on the wind
loosened by late summer's breeze
wishes on the wind
Dragonflies dancing
summer air hangs still and wet
remembering when
summer air hangs still and wet
remembering when
swaying field of grass -
a summer wind scatters thoughts
to blue horizons
a summer wind scatters thoughts
to blue horizons
children still at play
after a long dry summer
feet on brittle leaves
after a long dry summer
feet on brittle leaves
Glowing summer moon
Reflects across the water
A fishing raccoon
Reflects across the water
A fishing raccoon
A soft summer breeze
across the scorching paved road
An urban oven
across the scorching paved road
An urban oven
Windless summer days
Even birds sing lazily
Sparse now with their praise
Even birds sing lazily
Sparse now with their praise
today's joy unfolds
quiet gladness celebrate
under summer moon
quiet gladness celebrate
under summer moon
thunderless lightning
sparks in emerald valley
the dance of fireflies
sparks in emerald valley
the dance of fireflies
The crunch of frozen
grass underfoot... awaiting
Indian Summer
grass underfoot... awaiting
Indian Summer
summer's fragile reeds
now ice-layered bend to write
our names in the snow
now ice-layered bend to write
our names in the snow
Huddled together
Pining for sweet summer fruit
Snow-covered Monkeys!
Pining for sweet summer fruit
Snow-covered Monkeys!
summer wanderer
enticed by sticky sweetness ?
uninvited guest
enticed by sticky sweetness ?
uninvited guest
tiny explosive
green bursts rise from the grasses
fireflies calling
green bursts rise from the grasses
fireflies calling
A glass of iced tea
on a balmy summer night.
Nearby, a graveyard.
on a balmy summer night.
Nearby, a graveyard.
looking down-- instead
of up-- to see these apples
the end of summer
of up-- to see these apples
the end of summer
the dogwood is dry
from the hard sun of summer
her leaves look for rain
from the hard sun of summer
her leaves look for rain
father's whisky breath
fierce storms on Saturday nights
summer turns to fall
fierce storms on Saturday nights
summer turns to fall
billowing kudzu
on a cloud-covered fall day
summer's hopeless hold
on a cloud-covered fall day
summer's hopeless hold
The August sun's set--
our wall radiates its warmth,
sun for the lizard
our wall radiates its warmth,
sun for the lizard
objects high and low
receding from my fingers
summer barbecue
receding from my fingers
summer barbecue
departing summer
maple-colored moon outshines
the cicada's song
maple-colored moon outshines
the cicada's song
a doe nudges fawns
into our city garden ?
tender summer greens
into our city garden ?
tender summer greens
constant summer rain
tap tap tap on laurel leaf ?
my constant critic
tap tap tap on laurel leaf ?
my constant critic
Bright lights in the sky
Twinkle against the asphalt-
Sharing the summer
Twinkle against the asphalt-
Sharing the summer
summer approaches
the air warming to bare skin
winter slinks away
the air warming to bare skin
winter slinks away
cicadas sing as
fireflies dance in the corn
a bat cracks, cheers fly
fireflies dance in the corn
a bat cracks, cheers fly
Spring bird sings freely
For nature's food, it takes wing
The summer cat waits
For nature's food, it takes wing
The summer cat waits
The empty bench sits
In memorandum of those
Happy summer days
In memorandum of those
Happy summer days
puddle of Slushies
drying on Summer sidewalk
ten lethargic bees
drying on Summer sidewalk
ten lethargic bees
quiet early night
cicadas start to chatter
falling out of trees
cicadas start to chatter
falling out of trees