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Nature Haiku Poems

Haiku attentive to the living world, wild landscapes, and moments outdoors.

1,508 published haiku
night birds text and tweet
toads chime their balloon bulge bells
mountain serenade
Gloria Keeley Read poem →
blinded by road spray
buffeted by gusts of wind
almost on empty
Sandra Barnett Read poem →
A brown leaf shivers
atop the barren maple
the wind ushers home
Rosemary Oliver Read poem →
blue dark bows to light
barn owl glides away to sleep
field mouse skitters free
Judith Mcginn Read poem →
Crickets chirp madly
Leaves brown upon thin branches
Hope lives in fair nights
Amy Fletcher Read poem →
Wind on a mountain
whips snow high into piles
toppling time beneath.
Duane Anderson Read poem →
Stars are like diamonds.
The sky is Heaven's raven.
Beauty in the night.
Jolene Mcdonald Read poem →
late summer twilight
far across this empty lake
two or three voices
Sean O'connor Read poem →
wind drafts in white ink
a quill pen draws lambs and dogs
flying in the air
Ingrid Bruck Read poem →
Sitting in a tree
blowing dandelion seeds
spreading puffs of heart
Rene Mullen Read poem →
hummingbird hovers
over flower's sweet nectar...
lost in the moment
Susan Gentry Read poem →
Instant love, quick sex,
breakups faster than the wind,
feeling for a while.
Norbert Gora Read poem →
Flowers soaked in bleach -
The inviolate men drown
In floodtide waters.
Elby Rogers Read poem →
backlit morning sun
translucent beryl green sky
sultry summer heat
Bill Melton Read poem →
slightest of breezes
raindrops tumble leaf to leaf
trees shuffling papers
Tim Mueller Read poem →
Another evening...
A file of yellow poplars
under the spring rain
María Guzmán Read poem →
The woods beckon me,
come in, look around, enjoy.
No exit assured.
Barry Dickson Read poem →
Creek water is high
Still enough space on warm rock
Turtle sleeps in sun
Stephen Gretzer Read poem →
In the midst of night
Moonlight shines over the trees
Branches whispering
Jackie Zedalis Read poem →
Breezes in the trees
Testify to happiness
Once again renewed
Bruce Levine Read poem →
Love is not fragile
or tender. Love hoists boulders,
bursts dams, uproots trees
Jody Larson Read poem →
wind swept summer storm
dogwood tree in full blossom
pink petal cascade
Patricia Rossi Read poem →
Heavy clouds spit rain
strong winds creating havoc
mother nature's rant
Nells Wasilewski Read poem →
Cactus garden blooms
Thorny greens, yellow wonders
Willy-Nilly charm
Madeline Lipton Read poem →
The dewy grass glints
Sun's radiant rosy touch
As dawn awakens
Shirley Smothers Read poem →
thunderstorm brewing
rain tapping at my window
the tea kettle hums
Melissa Laussmann Read poem →
Sudden gusts of wind
Portend a Summer downpour
Lightning splits an oak
Maria Depaul Read poem →
unfamiliar sun
neighbors chat about roses
new warmth on our skin
Shasta Hatter Read poem →
The orchids dazzle,
beauty stealing air and sun--
some unknown painter
Nolo Segundo Read poem →
Muggy summer air
Any thought of breeze is stalled
Trees dream of swaying
Julie Dickson Read poem →
wild honeysuckle
entice butterflies and bees
on pasture fences
Susan Gentry Read poem →
Purple flowers bloom,
The moon watches them at night,
Moonlight keeps them safe.
Jolene Mcdonald Read poem →
Snow falls on Mt. Hope
In the mirror the old face
Looking back is me.
Alan C. Reese Read poem →
Brown curls wild and free
he roars under the hot sun,
king of the playground.
Nancy Botta Read poem →
morning fog retreats
leaves behind sparkling jewels
on the cobweb strands
Bill Melton Read poem →
leaf bud and blossom
the pulse of living returns
thought word and action
Tim Mueller Read poem →