My breath comes slowly.
The breeze's smell reminds me
of roses. It's time.
The breeze's smell reminds me
of roses. It's time.
Flowers & Gardens Haiku Poems
Haiku among petals, blossoms, cultivated spaces, and things that grow.
323 published haiku
Specks of morning dew
a pink blossom opening
spring's awakening
a pink blossom opening
spring's awakening
a doe nudges fawns
into our city garden ?
tender summer greens
into our city garden ?
tender summer greens
sakura trees bloom
on banks of kanda river~~
fragrant blossoms fall
on banks of kanda river~~
fragrant blossoms fall
Hooking silver spin
Barnacles flowering rose
Tall grass school splashing
Barnacles flowering rose
Tall grass school splashing
Roses on the wall
Blossoming from the buds, they
Stretch out to the sun
Blossoming from the buds, they
Stretch out to the sun
Down heavenly spring
waters flow as blossom's burst
from earthly bosom
waters flow as blossom's burst
from earthly bosom
Raw tomato lips
Garden gate swings bug eyed wide
Mosquito smiles ripe
Garden gate swings bug eyed wide
Mosquito smiles ripe
In the spring garden
Murderous aphids attack
The helpless rose bud.
Murderous aphids attack
The helpless rose bud.
banks barred securely
hardened chinese army fort
poets' flower door
hardened chinese army fort
poets' flower door
flowers grow at night
petals fall from roses black
spring in never land
petals fall from roses black
spring in never land
Red breasted robin
calls in snow fallen garden
rotten apple waits
calls in snow fallen garden
rotten apple waits
January rose
blooms in ice and bitter light
winter miracle
blooms in ice and bitter light
winter miracle
Frankly, primroses
simply lack the ambition
to lead the garden.
simply lack the ambition
to lead the garden.
Wisteria blooms
like a purple waterfall
cascading beauty
like a purple waterfall
cascading beauty
stars pulling their bright
covers over the hopeless
dreamflowers in bloom
covers over the hopeless
dreamflowers in bloom
sunflower's bent head
seeds scatter with abandon
cold winds herald fall
seeds scatter with abandon
cold winds herald fall
Hellebore petals,
weighed by snow, flurried in red
off a bleeding branch.
weighed by snow, flurried in red
off a bleeding branch.
Sun lit palms drop dew
Over a moist brown dirt road
Flowers sparkle here.
Over a moist brown dirt road
Flowers sparkle here.
milky flower blooms
candy scent floats in moonbeams
angel wings alight
candy scent floats in moonbeams
angel wings alight
between the pages
of my book, the rose petals
scented evermore.
of my book, the rose petals
scented evermore.
watching the clouds turn
from pearl white to sullen black
cherry blossoms smile
from pearl white to sullen black
cherry blossoms smile
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
a falling snowstar:
another, then another--
I wish for flowers
another, then another--
I wish for flowers
Applauding thunder
Greets strong winds in pursuit of
Full garden hazard
Greets strong winds in pursuit of
Full garden hazard
rain falls on petals
flowers bend and shake in dirt
garden symphony
flowers bend and shake in dirt
garden symphony
great blue heron stands
motionless shadow watching
? nearby wild plums bloom
motionless shadow watching
? nearby wild plums bloom
insouciant hours
crazy hopscotch and leapfrog
in the spring garden
crazy hopscotch and leapfrog
in the spring garden
Medication helps
Invalids laying in beds ?
Health sits on petals
Invalids laying in beds ?
Health sits on petals
under trees the air
thick and sweet with blossom scent
bumble bees frighten
thick and sweet with blossom scent
bumble bees frighten
the cat is stretching,
yawning like a day lily,
reaching out with claws
yawning like a day lily,
reaching out with claws
Over-grown jasmine
obstructs walkway. He has passed.
Dried petals scattered.
obstructs walkway. He has passed.
Dried petals scattered.
Summer oppressed spring
forced her cherry blossoms down
staining ground deep pink
forced her cherry blossoms down
staining ground deep pink
Cherry tree blossoms
As death comes around again
She waves gracefully
As death comes around again
She waves gracefully
raindrops fall on silk
petals, green stalks grow turgid;
for spring, they struggle.
petals, green stalks grow turgid;
for spring, they struggle.
a single flower
in my garden filled with weeds
reminds me of you
in my garden filled with weeds
reminds me of you