scented blossoms bloom
frilly pink dresses parade
hidden eggs await
frilly pink dresses parade
hidden eggs await
Flowers & Gardens Haiku Poems
Haiku among petals, blossoms, cultivated spaces, and things that grow.
323 published haiku
By the grieving bench
A magnolia blossoms
In Spring's memory
A magnolia blossoms
In Spring's memory
white children's puffball
yellow tooth-of-the-lion
French xanthic flower
yellow tooth-of-the-lion
French xanthic flower
in my apple tree
the blossoms getting closer -
new baby shower
the blossoms getting closer -
new baby shower
cherry blossom trunk
our tremors pass through her grip
falling silk coats us
our tremors pass through her grip
falling silk coats us
a sly red fox hides
under the magnolia ?
patches of old snow
under the magnolia ?
patches of old snow
a dying flower
wilted petals fall earthbound
resurrection comes
wilted petals fall earthbound
resurrection comes
The well-spring in May
bubbles its sweet aroma
jealous flowers bloom
bubbles its sweet aroma
jealous flowers bloom
Doors of law unlock
Cherry blossoms open up
Washington DC
Cherry blossoms open up
Washington DC
cross over the bridge
a dozen sterling roses
left on the table
a dozen sterling roses
left on the table
my flower garden
once again in its full bloom -
watching falling stars
once again in its full bloom -
watching falling stars
sagging sunflower
disgruntled by September
sullenly hangs head
disgruntled by September
sullenly hangs head
Lattice of shadows
Lilies shy from naked souls
An arbour adorned
Lilies shy from naked souls
An arbour adorned
Through children worlds bloom
The art of tatebanko
Beware, paper cuts
The art of tatebanko
Beware, paper cuts
Morning glory blooms,
eighty. I counted. I should
have named each of them.
eighty. I counted. I should
have named each of them.
rose leaning earthward
in the folds of a petal
beetles take refuge
in the folds of a petal
beetles take refuge
ice flower pattern -
an unknown author's painting
just in the window
an unknown author's painting
just in the window
Winter in Madrid
I pass outdoor flower stands
Boarded up till March
I pass outdoor flower stands
Boarded up till March
dainty daffodil
your golden trumpet fanfares
the dawning of spring
your golden trumpet fanfares
the dawning of spring
Live from a ghost town
I'm here on Veteran's Day
With flowers for John
I'm here on Veteran's Day
With flowers for John
Alfalfa buds bloom
Purple in the morning sun
Winter arrives soon
Purple in the morning sun
Winter arrives soon
hummingbirds hover,
butterflies crowd a Fall bloom-
east wind scatters all
butterflies crowd a Fall bloom-
east wind scatters all
summer's backward glance
reluctant to say adieu
one lonely white rose
reluctant to say adieu
one lonely white rose
summer's backward glance
reluctant to say adieu
one lonely white rose
reluctant to say adieu
one lonely white rose
Garden of wishes-
Butterfly lands- flies away;
Flowers stay planted.
Butterfly lands- flies away;
Flowers stay planted.
still the white blossom
reflected in the tide pool
my hand on the bloom
reflected in the tide pool
my hand on the bloom
two catbirds mewing,
pecking at magnolia fruit ?
taste of Darjeeling
pecking at magnolia fruit ?
taste of Darjeeling
gardens of roses
where children play together
the sound of blooming
where children play together
the sound of blooming
showing only thorns
through patches of silent snow
dreaming of a bloom
through patches of silent snow
dreaming of a bloom
A brown tiger stripe
on the orange lily head;
the mouth is roaring.
on the orange lily head;
the mouth is roaring.
The magnolia
with its white palms wide open. . .
I haven't touched you.
with its white palms wide open. . .
I haven't touched you.
cat sleeps in the sun
the heat singes - peace at noon
flowers brittle brown
the heat singes - peace at noon
flowers brittle brown
dandelions bloom
loosened by late summer's breeze
wishes on the wind
loosened by late summer's breeze
wishes on the wind
cherry blossoms fall
silent before the lilacs
purple ovation
silent before the lilacs
purple ovation
Dogwood flowers float
on boughs above old tree roots
where wasps build their nests.
on boughs above old tree roots
where wasps build their nests.
Sunlight on redbud.
Gold on magenta flowers.
Sound of bumblebee.
Gold on magenta flowers.
Sound of bumblebee.