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Autumn Haiku Poems

Haiku of harvest, cooling air, migration, and leaves turning and falling.

130 published haiku
sun ignites treetops
explosion of autumn flames
vibrant fall tresses
Lisa Munson Read poem →
to be an acorn
falling to musty humus
cracking Earth open
Mary Catherine Harper Read poem →
autumn trees aflame
blazing canopies burn red
summer's fling consumed
Christa Planko Read poem →
Sunlight magnified
Drops of dew on fallen leaves
Bubbles of delight
Linda Zahava Read poem →
from a naked oak
a lonesome sparrow watches
autumn, then winter
Elaine Ashley Read poem →
early harvest stroll
tentative hands within reach
seeking rapprochement
Robert Hunt Read poem →
I watch the gold leaves
Dancing lightly through the air
Autumn lifts her head
Alora Howard Read poem →
cool autumn morning
the northern mockingbird's song
wakes dozing daisies
Melissa Laussmann Read poem →
lacy goldenrod
autumn's delicate yellow
will not go gently
Sara Wilhoite-mathews Read poem →
Thankful November
guests eating prodigiously
leave after the meal
Tom Schmidt Read poem →
I severed the head,
left the leaning, withered stalk:
sunflower harvest.
Gail Greenwood Read poem →
autumn equinox
a seven point buck wanders
through the neighborhood
Bruce Feingold Read poem →
the harvest moon shines
solitary traveler
stops to rest awhile
Kathryn Lea Temple Read poem →
cold October rain
tea growing cool in brown mug
muted household sounds
Sandra Barnett Read poem →
acorns hitting hoods
falling from mighty pin oaks
striking with sharp pings
Sandra Barnett Read poem →
Smitten by the sound
Southern spoken word in June
The soul's peak harvest
Allison Paoli Read poem →
crisp cool air blowing
colored leaves snap between toes
autumn imminent
Joan Fingon Read poem →
smiling summer falls
autumnal leaves pale and pass
weary winter springs
John Lawrence Darretta Read poem →
clear autumnal sky
glowing sliver-crescent moon
Venus shines beside
Kent Mcquillen Read poem →
Thoughts weave in and out
Cobwebs in an autumn breeze
Caught up in days past
Kay Hall Read poem →
fallen maple leaf
cradled in her tiny hand
autumn lullaby
Patricia Pella Read poem →
Oh, Enlightened One
Teach me how to see the truth
In the Autumn Grass
Lee Clarke Read poem →
Thunder in the sun
Ice berg in the desert sand
Autumn in the air
Joseph J Kozma Read poem →
yellow wings outstretched
butterfly tries to capture
weak autumn sunshine
Bill Melton Read poem →
The autumn sun fades
Out behind the rolling hills
Shadows creep towards home
Eric Grégoire Read poem →
morning glories rise
iridescent petals gleam
harvest moon tonight
Kendall Lott Read poem →
dreaming of your smile:
that breath of sun in autumn
on a cold window.
Jessica Newton Read poem →
Poppy moves quickly,
Chasing autumnal light play,
In the Peak twilight.
Adrian Ripley Read poem →
Yelping coyotes
chase October's gibbous moon
Dog woofs softly, once
Sherry Simpson Read poem →
Fall retains its glow
Falling leaves and golden times
Followed by the snow
Bruce Levine Read poem →
the drummer chews gum
in rhythm with the music -
autumn in New York
Daniel Kolb Read poem →
Rustling autumn leaves
Stick in the brown muddy earth
A tedious life
Kristyl Gravina Read poem →
rusting horizon
trees beneath the rising moon,
mists from autumn lungs
Ayden Cole Read poem →
the etchings of dawn
mellow on the autumn sky
each stroke a facade
Susan Gale Wickes Read poem →
Dancing autumn leaves
Shredded on the 405
Brittle orange dreams
David Calbert Read poem →
falling leaves in spring
bare twig quivering and bent
girl child runs laughing
Rebecca Olson Read poem →