Rain has a secret,
Taps your shoulder then a toe:
Warm breath into earth.
Taps your shoulder then a toe:
Warm breath into earth.
Ocean & Water Haiku Poems
Haiku moving through oceans, rain, rivers, ponds, and reflective water.
527 published haiku
silent in its path
the moon reflects in ripples
leaping to each wave
the moon reflects in ripples
leaping to each wave
Pole in the water
leaves start to fall as I wait
Finally, a tug
leaves start to fall as I wait
Finally, a tug
Broken desert floor
Water drops fill crevasses
A sapling in bloom
Water drops fill crevasses
A sapling in bloom
the stars remain still
in the dark depths of the night -
no boats on the lake
in the dark depths of the night -
no boats on the lake
Cape foxtail grasses
slight agreeable sea breeze
rustles awns faintly
slight agreeable sea breeze
rustles awns faintly
winter snow melting
revealing green grass below
blue jays in the rain
revealing green grass below
blue jays in the rain
Pale green periscopes
Piercing seas of muddy snow
Seeking warmth and light
Piercing seas of muddy snow
Seeking warmth and light
the air shimmers hot
heavy with water - sugared
honeysuckle ripe
heavy with water - sugared
honeysuckle ripe
Valley lost in cloud,
rain falls steady all morning,
drips glisten on twigs
rain falls steady all morning,
drips glisten on twigs
eternal mountains
snowy birthplace of rivers
oceans receive life
snowy birthplace of rivers
oceans receive life
sparrow-heart, darling
do you drink from the river?
taking stones inside
do you drink from the river?
taking stones inside
night, how still the surf
only murmurs in the air
new moon overhead
only murmurs in the air
new moon overhead
Summer rain spatter
Unsettled dusky maiden.
Parasol resort.
Unsettled dusky maiden.
Parasol resort.
water lily croaks
painting a smile on my face
I find Basho's frog
painting a smile on my face
I find Basho's frog
Torrential flash rain!
Under the tree shade; haiku
to girls rushing by.
Under the tree shade; haiku
to girls rushing by.
freezing rain and wind
dance across a wooden deck
winter's rhapsody
dance across a wooden deck
winter's rhapsody
pink japonica
blooms on bare limbs wet with rain --
last winter's shovels
blooms on bare limbs wet with rain --
last winter's shovels
almighty baptism
divine waves force bended knee
my blue genesis
divine waves force bended knee
my blue genesis
Storms pound the jetty
Foghorn cries into the brume
Ships safe in harbor
Foghorn cries into the brume
Ships safe in harbor
a silver-tongued brook
wheat field whispers in the wind
fingertips trace Braille.
wheat field whispers in the wind
fingertips trace Braille.
Silver light fishes
Leaping sparks on the water
Cast down from the sun
Leaping sparks on the water
Cast down from the sun
I give no grumble
Hearing the thunder and rain
Thankful for this warmth
Hearing the thunder and rain
Thankful for this warmth
harvest moon beckons
spring tide crests aureate banks
brown leaves ride her wake
spring tide crests aureate banks
brown leaves ride her wake
Foam swallows my feet
Salty air, ominous waves
Peace in feeling small
Salty air, ominous waves
Peace in feeling small
House on deep water
drops fall, craters dot the earth
sand splashes upward.
drops fall, craters dot the earth
sand splashes upward.
A soulless husk floats
Empty of what was once life
Drifting in the waves
Empty of what was once life
Drifting in the waves
Far is the far shore,
Lines of which stretch farther still,
River between us.
Lines of which stretch farther still,
River between us.
fish beneath dark waves
thunderclouds invade the sky
you stay safe below
thunderclouds invade the sky
you stay safe below
Sunscreen and sea smell
Hot sand touches little toes
Baby's first beach day
Hot sand touches little toes
Baby's first beach day
Rivulets of rain
Will revitalize the green-
Death is but transit-
Will revitalize the green-
Death is but transit-
brown hands grew these grapes
infused with earth water sun
wine our sacrament
infused with earth water sun
wine our sacrament
fog stretches across
the morning water garden
flower lilies float
the morning water garden
flower lilies float
October twilight
white pines fogged with lake water
a distant chain saw
white pines fogged with lake water
a distant chain saw
rare morning thunder
biblical sky pelts glass rain
all the leaves look sharp
biblical sky pelts glass rain
all the leaves look sharp
A small petal falls
On the surface of a pond,
Disturbing its sleep.
On the surface of a pond,
Disturbing its sleep.