The shaking branch shows
A glimpse of the near future,
The first orange leaf falls.
A glimpse of the near future,
The first orange leaf falls.
Life & Time Haiku Poems
Reflective haiku about change, age, mortality, time passing, and being alive.
418 published haiku
bright sun, burning earth
bench in the shade, wind blowing -
life philosophy
bench in the shade, wind blowing -
life philosophy
Beneath winter sun
I sit chin in hand to wait
For life to begin
I sit chin in hand to wait
For life to begin
Moving against time
From spring into the cold snow
Landing, clicks, belts off
From spring into the cold snow
Landing, clicks, belts off
chill winds laboring
summer dies a sultry death
the birth of autumn
summer dies a sultry death
the birth of autumn
auras of angels
venus sews seeds of sunrise
old as yesterday
venus sews seeds of sunrise
old as yesterday
In zazen at dusk
I dwell on time's roaring wind.
Then, a firefly
I dwell on time's roaring wind.
Then, a firefly
Arthur, the Sun King,
so brilliant, so resplendent;
the Queen longed for life.
so brilliant, so resplendent;
the Queen longed for life.
the clock needs winding
put the key on the mantle
go outside instead
put the key on the mantle
go outside instead
cut through me, water,
you waste your time on this hill,
it won't feel a thing
you waste your time on this hill,
it won't feel a thing
Box by dusty box
Rediscovering my youth
And my youthfulness
Rediscovering my youth
And my youthfulness
long dry summer day
broken stalk of dead bamboo
still a path to find
broken stalk of dead bamboo
still a path to find
Beginning of death
violent birth of colour
this is creation
violent birth of colour
this is creation
Two chipped coffee mugs
Sipped, fifty years of breakfast
And he still loves her
Sipped, fifty years of breakfast
And he still loves her
in an autumn sky
venus sews seeds of sunrise
old as yesterday
venus sews seeds of sunrise
old as yesterday
Dead branch crashes down
The spring winds introduction
Howling through the night
The spring winds introduction
Howling through the night
Glass bottles crunching
a forgotten woman lays
death with a trash bag
a forgotten woman lays
death with a trash bag
A swift shooting star.
Man's present life is but a
future memory.
Man's present life is but a
future memory.
Soggy and dank days,
Nature blooms life upon us
Fresh air circulates
Nature blooms life upon us
Fresh air circulates
For man is sculpted,
Rent and ripped by time and space,
And returns to dust.
Rent and ripped by time and space,
And returns to dust.
Manhattan Shakespeare
Switchblade ballet ethnic strife
Sing and dance til death
Switchblade ballet ethnic strife
Sing and dance til death
the winter sunset
swims in a warm blue ocean
life left on the beach
swims in a warm blue ocean
life left on the beach
waking in a daze
a wasp's morning alarm clock
the cold spring raindrop
a wasp's morning alarm clock
the cold spring raindrop
death of white tulips;
a remnant of my mother
in a dragon vase
a remnant of my mother
in a dragon vase
whiskey summered tongue
scattered words, fallen petals
dead forget-me-nots
scattered words, fallen petals
dead forget-me-nots
Green grass shoots of spring
watered by yesterday's snow.
A flock of robins.
watered by yesterday's snow.
A flock of robins.
transition plumage ?
expecting, like the last time
they?ll grow out of it
expecting, like the last time
they?ll grow out of it
Does the bird need time
Sitting on its shattered nest
No mournful tenor.
Sitting on its shattered nest
No mournful tenor.
hidden away safe
elusive as past promise
the intimacy
elusive as past promise
the intimacy
The beautiful clam
he left on the beach was one
more unknown future
he left on the beach was one
more unknown future
water sustains life
all around the planet as
a hurricane strikes
all around the planet as
a hurricane strikes
Lungs filled with aged air,
struggling to get to the top.
Unable to swim.
struggling to get to the top.
Unable to swim.
The feminine soul,
born, clawing her name in earth,
never truly tamed.
born, clawing her name in earth,
never truly tamed.
Sleep and dream my love
Twixt my arms and near my heart.
Your humid breath, Life
Twixt my arms and near my heart.
Your humid breath, Life
night-time confessions
starting to see an old friend
in a brand new light
starting to see an old friend
in a brand new light
snow early this year
today I cut Father's shirts
into quilt patch squares
today I cut Father's shirts
into quilt patch squares