Yellow leaves like rain
a cold north wind swirls, briefly
they rise once again
a cold north wind swirls, briefly
they rise once again
Trees & Forests Haiku Poems
Haiku rooted among trunks, branches, leaves, woodland paths, and shade.
519 published haiku
cold lonely day--sky
a seamless gray canopy
your knock on the door
a seamless gray canopy
your knock on the door
Wind sweeps the brown flames
Breaths form clouds on the window
The pines are upright
Breaths form clouds on the window
The pines are upright
on bare branches a
shower of snow, in the nest
ruffle of feathers
shower of snow, in the nest
ruffle of feathers
golden leaves trip down
tawny toads slow hop away
summer bows to fall
tawny toads slow hop away
summer bows to fall
wind carrying seed
sycamore helicopters ~
sister spinning wool
sycamore helicopters ~
sister spinning wool
Sunset-splattered peach
Bleeding end-of-summer wine -
A tree hangover
Bleeding end-of-summer wine -
A tree hangover
A cinnamon fern--
drought works it way up from roots.
The woods stop breathing.
drought works it way up from roots.
The woods stop breathing.
Misty air whispers
in a forest full of dreams ?
love breathes through the trees
in a forest full of dreams ?
love breathes through the trees
White snow falls to Earth
Cardinal lands on tree branch
Fire among the ash
Cardinal lands on tree branch
Fire among the ash
a squirrel jumps from
tree to tree on high branches ?
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tree to tree on high branches ?
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November's last glow
burning leaves swirl fragrant smoke
beauty and ashes
burning leaves swirl fragrant smoke
beauty and ashes
The trees bend with snow
While the wind seeks its own breath
Shadows blend the two
While the wind seeks its own breath
Shadows blend the two
Orange iguana
Winds sway shaking trees aside
Trembling blue waters
Winds sway shaking trees aside
Trembling blue waters
Whispers the great pine,
"I tried to grow green for you,"
as the ax swings on.
"I tried to grow green for you,"
as the ax swings on.
gold leaves seen through fog
embers dying in ashes
gulls soaring, crying
embers dying in ashes
gulls soaring, crying
Two trees in thick fog
When your secret lover dies
You might not be told
When your secret lover dies
You might not be told
Swimming in her eyes
Fearful of drowning slowly
She leaves me breathless
Fearful of drowning slowly
She leaves me breathless
white bark of aspens
powdered with antler velvet-
autumn moon shadows
powdered with antler velvet-
autumn moon shadows
And then the leaves Fell
ice carpets pale on the road
Silent flakes, time still
ice carpets pale on the road
Silent flakes, time still
Like Autumnal leaf
shed in soft, silent sorrow
red dress hits the floor
shed in soft, silent sorrow
red dress hits the floor
In the mirror lake
My reflected hand holds yours.
The leaves warn of wind.
My reflected hand holds yours.
The leaves warn of wind.
tatters of typhoon
twist the old growth cedar's crown
sailing the moss sea
twist the old growth cedar's crown
sailing the moss sea
Fungus growing here
tall narrow branches avail
root's unseen in ground
tall narrow branches avail
root's unseen in ground
palm tree fronds slapping
violent Santa Anas
a sinister moon
violent Santa Anas
a sinister moon
dried yellow leaves
the cottonwood in autumn
tells summer's secrets
the cottonwood in autumn
tells summer's secrets
Trees dance in the winds
Branches sway, leaves with rhythm
Becoming Alive
Branches sway, leaves with rhythm
Becoming Alive
wasp galls on oak leaves ?
they fall through the air and catch
on webs and wipers
they fall through the air and catch
on webs and wipers
Complacent leaves hang
listless in hot humid air
no reason to stir
listless in hot humid air
no reason to stir
autumn horizon
the falling rain, scatter of
leaves on the frost soil
the falling rain, scatter of
leaves on the frost soil
She chases his ghosts
out of the schoolyard. Old trees
bow. Their slow walk home.
out of the schoolyard. Old trees
bow. Their slow walk home.
forests of dead trees
dismembered, reassembled
numb, leafless in paint
dismembered, reassembled
numb, leafless in paint
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.
Trees in silhouette
Stand against the fading light
Bats begin their feast
Stand against the fading light
Bats begin their feast
leaning together
three linden trees drip fragrance
carried on the breeze
three linden trees drip fragrance
carried on the breeze
Moisture in the air
Leaves changing colors early
Mists cloud the Basin
Leaves changing colors early
Mists cloud the Basin