cicada husks are
occasional on the earth
noisy afternoon
occasional on the earth
noisy afternoon
Summer Haiku Poems
Warm-weather haiku filled with long light, heat, insects, and abundance.
219 published haiku
Summer's evening sky
glazed with red, saffron, yellow
smoldering glory
glazed with red, saffron, yellow
smoldering glory
the end of summer -
dried roses from our first date
have lost all their scent
dried roses from our first date
have lost all their scent
leaves changing color -
promises made in summer
now dry up and fade
promises made in summer
now dry up and fade
cicada singing
is silenced at sun's setting
quiet commences
is silenced at sun's setting
quiet commences
sizzling summer streets
one searches shade where one can
and prays for a breeze
one searches shade where one can
and prays for a breeze
Blank, white legal pad,
tall pine trees sway in summer,
love yourself, I say.
tall pine trees sway in summer,
love yourself, I say.
Without a shadow
Creating how time can slow
A dragonfly's wing.
Creating how time can slow
A dragonfly's wing.
Lovers kiss and tell
tales blown in the summer winds
my eyes share secrets
tales blown in the summer winds
my eyes share secrets
In summer's delight,
Sky's old quarrels with Earth fade
into warm embrace
Sky's old quarrels with Earth fade
into warm embrace
grass between my toes
one of summer's lazy treats
taking me back home
one of summer's lazy treats
taking me back home
Summer oppressed spring
forced her cherry blossoms down
staining ground deep pink
forced her cherry blossoms down
staining ground deep pink
perhaps we will kiss
again when the summer rains
nourish our passion
again when the summer rains
nourish our passion
The cicada sings
quiet is the moonless night
alone in sadness
quiet is the moonless night
alone in sadness
dog days of July
on our street the only shade
comes from condemned elms
on our street the only shade
comes from condemned elms
mosquitos invade
hover above porch glider -
summer haze bully
hover above porch glider -
summer haze bully
A long summer drought
old woman in a lawn chair
watering dead grass
old woman in a lawn chair
watering dead grass
shadows dance on grass
escape from sunlight harshness
summertime retreat
escape from sunlight harshness
summertime retreat
Last summer we slept
by the river side, my hand
almost touching yours.
by the river side, my hand
almost touching yours.
ambulance sirens
piercing through the peaceful night
drown cicadas? songs
piercing through the peaceful night
drown cicadas? songs
autumn squeezed between
summer burn and winter chill?
climate change extremes
summer burn and winter chill?
climate change extremes
Summer furies -
Distant blue-black horizon.
Where are my children?
Distant blue-black horizon.
Where are my children?
last days of summer -
an early chill brings out my
slippers and blanket
an early chill brings out my
slippers and blanket
summer rains applaud
the crickets' and cicadas'
nocturnal singing
the crickets' and cicadas'
nocturnal singing
sound of cicadas
quiet and fade from hot air
dry like empty shells
quiet and fade from hot air
dry like empty shells
summer appearing
the fragrance of durian
in the dawning air
the fragrance of durian
in the dawning air
rain hits hot pavement?
senses flood with memories?
scent of summer reigns
senses flood with memories?
scent of summer reigns
The boys of summer,
playing in a young sand lot,
fighting to be men.
playing in a young sand lot,
fighting to be men.
Dance with me, firefly
In silent fairy gardens
Aglow with your light
In silent fairy gardens
Aglow with your light
Eventide rolls in.
Cooling zephyrs lift spirits,
Summer grants mercy.
Cooling zephyrs lift spirits,
Summer grants mercy.
blue arctic summer
fresh bread with big holes in it
sticky hands blue teeth
fresh bread with big holes in it
sticky hands blue teeth
A cold evening beer
for a Beijing summer heat
all windows open
for a Beijing summer heat
all windows open
Blackness weights the sky
of a city damp with grief--
Norwegian summer
of a city damp with grief--
Norwegian summer
Humid summer night,
lying in a bed of sweat,
unable to sleep.
lying in a bed of sweat,
unable to sleep.
A mountain, peeking?
summer bringing clearer skies,
the robin warbling.
summer bringing clearer skies,
the robin warbling.
Hot noon in August -
I swim alone in a pool,
hawk circling above.
I swim alone in a pool,
hawk circling above.