Fences Like Smoke and Other Haiku

by Tirzah Goodwin
(Kentucky)

Fences Like Smoke

Run Appaloosa...
until your white spots wink out,
fences gone like smoke.

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Morning Kiss

Morning comes softly...
pale pink in the far corners,
light kissing my neck.

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Evening

Sky purples like grapes,
burst cool on a thirsty tongue,
lush evening reclines.

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Night Journeys

Night blackness pin-pricked
with rabbit holes and star paths;
A sky gazer’s dream.

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About the author: "Tirzah L. Goodwin is a writer, poet, dog lover, and lives in the tree-infested state of Kentucky."

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Basque Country and Other Haiku

by W. V. Strauss

Basque Country

distant beach moonlight
nothing happens here except
water, ancient dreams.

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Losing Harry

Dad's photo age five
he still had his dad Harry
when he wrote this note :

"will you please bring me a fire engine
I only have a hook and ladder wagon
sister is asleep now
I hope you will be home soon."


Dad's photo age six
No fire truck or memory.
Grandpa, let me down.

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João Gilberto Sings

Gilberto exhales,
and a boat without sail drifts
beyond words, meanings.

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About the author: W. V. Strauss lives in Ohio with his lovely wife and the newest addition to their household, Lexie. In addition to haiku, his many passions include contemporary art, Brazilian jazz, and travel.

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The Okra Flower

by Pinar Unsalan Kircak
(Turkey Urla)

The okra flower
Surrounds the dark black center
Like a loving bride.

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About the author: "I am a 31-year-old psychologist from Turkey who has just started writing and this is my first piece of work!"

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Storm and other Haiku

by Maggie Holt
(Burnley, Lancashire)

Storm

Wild white foam
Stubborn black rocks
Clashes of anger

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Death

White doves waiting
A cross leading
mahogany casket, hearts bleeding
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Wedding

A Three tier cake
Grey top Hat and Tails
In white, peeping through veil
bleeding
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About the author: Maggie Holt is a writer and aromatherapist.

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Summer Kisses

by Jacinda
(USA)

I love the summer
light streaming through my window
laying in the sun

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About the author: "My name is Jacinda Nicole Wilkas. I was born on February 6th, 1998. I am in the seventh grade. I love to read and write poetry. I love to read mostly fiction and realistic fiction. I love to write, but sometimes I just don't have the time."

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Polar Bear

by Laura
(California)

Cold and exhausted
The ice shatters under his paws
He renounces and sinks

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About the author: "I like environmental subjects and anything to do with making our weather normal again."

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The Summer Hot Air

by Caitlin Smith
(Chicago ,il)

Navy pier, fireworks going off
The sudden rush of hot air,
That makes everyone go crazy!

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Crystal Kisses

by Darryl Willis
(Ennis, TX, USA)

Snow falls in moonlight,
crystal kisses float in air:
my heart in spring time.

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About the author: Darryl has worked in non-profit organizations for 30 years. He loves working with words and especially loves reading good poetry. Some of his favorite poets include Wendell Berry and Wilmer Mills.

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Takao-san Haiku

by Laurie Hardway
(Florida)

Haiku #1
I can imagine:
red maples dancing down slopes
in autumn breezes

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Haiku #2
you are a mother--
Tokyo touches your green hem
and its children pull

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About the author:Laurie Hardway is back in the States after living in Japan for three years with her family. She also takes thousands of pictures to document every moment and can be mistaken for a newspaper photographer at times.

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Peanut on Christmas

by Gingging
(Antipolo City, Philippines)

Gentle timid boy
Calmly lying down on the floor
Shivers on fireworks.

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About the author: "Hi, I'm Gingging and I own Peanut, a whippet. He is horrified at firecrackers so I made this poem for him. I posted this awhile ago in my blogsite about Peanut."


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HARMATTAN

by Victor Olusanya
(Ifo, Ogun State, Nigeria.)

Strong cold wind whirling,
Sweeping dusty brownish road,
Peeling the skin dry.

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About the author: "My name is Victor Olusanya. I'm a Nigerian law student who loves drawing and writing poems and short stories."

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Death

by Nicola
( (London, England) )

Silent horizon
Winter thickening blanket
Blackness deepening

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About the author:"Hi, my name is Nicola. I am a veterinarian and mom to 3 boys, one with special needs. I've been writing for years, I dabble in all types. I've just been taken on to write a monthly column in a local free paper, yeah. I'd love to make writing my full time career."

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Massacre and Other Haiku

by Eugene Yiga
(Cape Town, South Africa)

Massacre

Hungry hordes, frenzied,
Rip chunks of fresh flesh. Blood stains
White teeth, worn by bone.

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Fear

Bright light steals my sight.
Open air, no breath, no voice.
The earth stains my soul.

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Betrayal

Come closer. Warm wine,
Once sweet relief, now poisons.
Drink no more. Be free.

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Stagnant

Day comes and day goes.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
No less and no more.

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Death

Strong winds blow freshly,
Clearing dirt, bringing new life.
Freedom comes at last.

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Death

Fiery spirits, trapped,
Entombed in man’s mortal flesh.
Death brings life, gives flight.

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About the author: "I started a journal at fourteen and published a semi-autobiographical account of my life so far in August 2007. That spurred the creation of a personal development blog, the best entries of which have been collated for my second book. Varsity Blah (which has received over 190 000 hits from 90 countries) also opened the door to several opportunities, such regular contributions for well-known magazines (including GQ), publishing a poem dedicated to my late sister in an anthology of African works, and ‘Thinking Aloud’ in WPP’s The Wire, voted the world’s number one publication in its field."

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Speak and Listen

by Tony Yeykal
(Allentown, PA, USA)

Echos in deep caves
Are most familiar voices
Coming back to me.

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About the author: "I am a semi-retired salesman, who wrote this haiku at a writer's group many years ago."

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Tigers

by Jerry Stafsholt
(Wenatchee, WA, U.S.A)

Silently stalking
Crouching, and waiting for its
Prey. Ready to pounce

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About the author: "Hi, my name is Jerry and tigers are my favorite animals. I am in the 8th grade and I haven't written much poetry, and this is my first competition."

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Fluffy

by Patricia A. Hawkenson
(Eau Claire, WI, USA)

Fluffy

hiding in shadows
accumulating horror
dust bunny's revenge

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About the author: "Patricia A. Hawkenson posts poetry on her blog, Expressive Domain: www.phawkenson.edublogs.org. Her book, 'Magnetic Repulsion, 100 Poems From Desire to Disgust,' is now available through Amazon in paperback, or e-book version. She is a member of many online writing communities."

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A Cabin in the Woods

by Kim Sherman
(Eugene, Oregon USA)

laughter in the breeze
sunshine caught in golden leaves
redtailed squirrel’s joy

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About the author:

"About me:
uncomplicated
life lived in simple balance
I smell the roses


I re-booted my life at 48 and traded my 'empty nest' for a new nest in a new town. I am attempting to craft a life of balance between interesting work and explorations."

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Fireworks

by Angela
(London, Canada)

Fireworks are cool!
Through the sky, they are fading
They look very bright

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Leaves

by Ali
(New York)

leaves fall slowly
in autumn they drop like men
stuck in War's intrigue

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California

by Alex Winters
(Wenatchee WA, U.S.A.)

California sun,
we all will miss you greatly,
goodbye, my best friend.

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About the author:"My name is Alex Winters. I'm in the 8th grade and i currently live in Wenatchee, Washington. I love playing sports like soccer and badminton and I also enjoy reading fiction."


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Delight

by Nicola
(Londdon, England)

Fizzy cobalt day
Grassy summer yellow sun
Heated stolen kiss

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About the author: "Hi, I'm Nicola, a veterinarian and mom to 3 kids, one with special needs.I've been writing for years and really want to make it my full time career. I've just had 2 articles accepted by a local newspaper,and I'll keep persevering."

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Global Warming Wonderland

by Lionel Fisher
(Long Beach Peninsula, Washington, USA)

Seasons of dry calm
Now just endless wet fury.
Man’s carbon footprint.

Sand tracks: albatross,
Crows, terns, deer? In Washington
Beaches are highways.

Brown, round, on blue sea.
Treasured Japanese glass float!
Barnacled plastic.

Serenity fixed
Seaward, skittish fear now gone.
The gull is dying.

Snow, white, dazzling, rare.
Pacific beach is global
Warming wonderland.

Tranquil ocean, surf,
Sea fowl on hummingbird feet,
Summer people gone.

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Midsummer's Day

by Wayne
(Baton Rouge, LA, USA)

Kites of red and green
Filling up the light blue skies
While kids watch below.

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About the author: "I am a student who loves to read and write."

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Old Faithful (Yellowstone Park)

by Matrice Brooks
(Brooklyn, NY)

earth's womb greatly springs
mystic sea waters, heaven's
Lazarus rises.

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Spring

by Grace
( )

The suns rise and set
The people bring out their pets
For this is called spring

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Monkeys

by Jerry Stafsholt
(Wenatchee, WA, U.S.A.)

Jumps from tree to tree
Lives a long and happy life
Eats all of the fruit

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About the author: My name is Jerry, and monkeys are one of my favorite animals. This is the second poem I have submitted to this site.

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Rain after Succoth and Other Haiku

by Marvin Rabinovitch
(Hod Hasharon, Israel)

Rain after Succoth

Parched souls pray for rain
After the feast of Succoth.
God heeds, or does not.

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The Wages of Outgassing

When there's snow in May,
And you have to row a sleigh...
Try to break wind less.

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Early Mist

A pre-sunrise mist
Writhes wraithlike in the wadi:
Dew on tender shoots.

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New Moon

The new moon signals
An end to the aged month.
Revelry ensues.

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Hamseen

Hamseen: the desert
Breathes this fifty-day hot wind.
Dust powders my car.

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About the author: "Marvin Rabinovitch is a battle-scarred veteran of the technical publication wars, now pensioned off after 40 years of service. Hi-tech's loss is belle lettres' gain, for he can now indulge his muse 24/7. His latest poem, "The Time Traveler's Lament", appears in "Abyss & Apex Magazine", second quarter (May 2010)."

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Islands Remembered

by Judy Dean
(Austin, TX)

Luring palm shadows,
Marimba slats on sand. Konk!
A coconut falls.


Cool ocean breezes,
Ice white beaches lace the isles.
Eternal summer.


Number one under-
water wonder of the world.
Seven degrees north.


Oceans of time and
space separate our summers.
Please throw me a hope.

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About the author:"For 18 years of her adult life, Judy Dean lived in the Micronesian island Republic of Palau. One of her favorite pastimes was to lie in a hammock and scribble poetry. Paradise, yes, twas all that and more...."

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Space

by Chelsey
(US)

The wind blows my hair
Standing in an open field
as the time stops dead.

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Sights Not Seen

by Glenn Blake
(Rigby, ID USA)

Land filled with bison
thundering hooves rolling past
for days the herd ran.

Continent roaming
o’er Great American Plains
almost extinct once.

Shot for food, hides, tools.
Sixty million back then, now?
Two hundred thousand.

What have we learned?
Would we do it all again?
Once was but enough!

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About the author: "Retired with time to write, living near Yellowstone Park. Married, four children and thirteen grandchildren scattered from the Mississippi to the Rockies."

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Rose

by M. Burgess
(Muncie, Indiana, USA)

jagged roads and snow
falling miles away from you
wrinkled and yearning

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Shallow River and Other Haiku

by Chit Schweizer-Anes
(Geneva, Switzerland)

Shallow River

Shallow river flows
on clumps of greens on her bed
to the verdant banks’ delight.
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Colorful Apples

Crunchy, round apples
In purple, red, green, yellow
Pride of autumn’s harvest.
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Immortal and mortals

Spirit hovers
Above the mortal abodes
Transient blooms smile.
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The furious waves

Furor furious foams
Against stoic jagged crags
Incessant dolor.


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About the author: "I have just retired five days ago as a customer service representative in an American company. I like poetry writing as a hobby and hope to have more time now to indulge in it."

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Peanut's Leap

by Gingging
(Philippines)

His footsteps whisper
Softly caressing the grasses
Racing with the wind.


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About the author:"Hi, I'm Gingging, the foster mom of Peanut, a whippet."

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Wind

by Megan Alcala
(Montezuma, Ks, )

Cool warm breezy wind
flowing through the field of corn
in the light of day

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Mystery of Light and Other Haiku

by V. Kalt
(Austria)

Mystery of Light

The moon is not out
And the sun has not risen
But there is still light

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Song of Spring

Just a quiet sound
To which silently all sing
Means the start of spring

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So Naive

I might be naive
But what you just said to me
Can not be believed

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Memories

Fragile like a vase
Purer than winter's first snow
Emotional wave

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Queen of the Underworld

Persephone don't hide
Persephone I'll do no harm
Persephone don't cry

My dear, don´t you see
That you want to come with me
Let's rule side by side

Now don't walk away
The darkness has chosen you
Forever you're mine

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By the Sea

Silent crashing waves
Caress of the seashore breeze
Slowly swept away

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About the author:

"Fourteen times around the sun
Two sisters accompanying me
In Holland, Hong Kong and Singapore I've had fun
Now in Austria without the sea

My passion is reading
A musician I am not
Chocolate I love eating
A writer I could be, I thought"

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Secrets

by Tricia Lambert
(New Zealand)

Frog, steeped in knowledge
Of the mysteries of pools
Tells me only "croak"










Home is Aotearoa/New Zealand, where I live beside a river and near the sea.I am a lifelong closet poet who has just come out. I am fascinated by frogs which feature in several of my poems.

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Space

by Chelsey
(US)

The wind blows my hair
standing in an open field
as the time stops dead.

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Relationships

by Eric Shelman
(Tyler, Tx, U.S. A.)

Relationships
are heart-breaking wretched fiends
crawling up from the depths of mind

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About the author:"My name is Eric Shelman. I have been writing poetry for the past three years now, nevertheless, I have been writing prose since eighth grade. I am currently teaching myself a diverse array of traditional forms of poetry which consist of acrostic poetry, double acrostic, diamante, and I have merged acrostic and diamante together to make my own creations. I love poetry, prose, and literature. I am have been published in two magazines The Bell Tower, and Children, Churches, and Daddies."

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Tonite

by Simon Rutherford
(Auckland New Zealand.)

Tonight

Summer solstice, Stars
Orion above True north
Heart below True Love

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Who is The Artist.

Early Sunrise Gold’
late evening sunset red
who is the artist,

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About the author: "Simon is a retired gent living in Auckland, NZ. Poetry is good for the Soul."

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Fall Leaves and Other Haiku

by Melanie Bishop
(New York City)

Fall Leaves

the splendor of fall
through my window I can see
rich red maple trees

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Ebony Rose

sweet ebony rose
growing far from all who seek
its silver thorn stings

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Blue Heron

morning stillness
blue heron cry
rippling pond water

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Trumpet Vine

golden trumpet vine
come come drink my sweet nectar
hummingbirds sip sip

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To Sleep with the Flowers

bruised, torn and lost
I am weary of this life
my eyes clouded with tears

I will lie down to sleep
under the new spring warmed earth
to rest, mixing with flowers and time

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About the author: "I am a poet writing in NYC. I have been writing all my life. I love the idea that I paint with words. I love both traditional and contemporary Haiku."


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Sid

by Susan Martin
(ocean Township, NJ)

Once a gracious host,
his absence was his presence
at his funeral


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About the author: "Susan Martin is a retired English and creative writing teacher. She has had short fiction and poetry published in literary magazines, anthologies, and on-line sites."

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Elements (Four Haiku)

by Emma Rose Farris
(Wenatchee, WA, USA)

Wind

whispers over earth
swift and silent, wisps of it
gone - leaves stand still


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Water

soothing, teeming, bleak
completes the circle of life
of which I don't know

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Fire

stand by its scorching
warmth that surrounds completely
blocking out the world

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Earth

without it all fail
it depicts our point of view,
leaves our sanity

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About the author: "My name is Emma Rose Farris. I am 12 years old and in the eighth grade. I have never been published. I'm more of a story writer, and I am working on two novels at the moment. I also write lots of poetry. Mostly free verse."

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Spring; Hole in the Sky

by Jerrel Swingle
(O'Fallon, Missouri, USA)

Spring

The snow is melting.
A timid crocus peeks out.
Behold! A new world!


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Hole in the Sky

Streaking through deep blue,
A thin slash of red and gold.
Sunset meets contrail.

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About the author: "Jerrel (Jerry) Swingle. Retired public school art teacher and artist. Took up writing poetry and short fiction after retirement to take up the creative slack. Happily married for forty-nine years. Lives and writes in O'Fallon, Missouri, near St. Louis."


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Butterfly and Other Haiku

by Nancy E. Kirkland "EldoraNan"
(Midland City, Alabama USA)

Butterfly

Wings of vibrant blue,
through the looking glass I gaze,
In flight beauty soars.


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Stars

White sparkles at night.
Twinkling bright, like white diamonds.
Dawn breaks, quietly they fade.


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Death

Do not be afraid
We will all meet in darkness
before light prevails


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Fire

The heat will destroy
anything it gets close to
the flames burn bright red

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About the author:"My name is Nancy Eldora Kirkland, I am 44, single, no children. I was raised an only child in southeast Alabama. My hometown is Ozark, I live within 12 miles of there. My mother is disabled and in my free time I spend it with her and I read and write. My dream is to be a published author and if God's plan includes my dream my pen name will be "EldoraNan". I hope you enjoy!"

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Winter Again

by Kendra M. Moore
(Bivins, Texas, United States)

Winter is again.
Christmas time arrives again.
Snow has fallen in.

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About the author: "I am a high school senior who plays sports and loves writing. I plan to go to college, and live out both my sports and academic dreams."

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Love

by Megan Alcala
(Montezuma KS, US)

Hearts beating as one
dancing in the moon lit sky
falling more in love

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Fatherhood

The male robin sits,
Cocks his head, dives through branches.
Hungry nestlings wait.

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The Sun

by Sasha Fisher
(Wenatchee, Washington, U.S )

High, bright in the sky
It is the absence of night,
It makes all things hot.

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About the author: "My name is Sasha Fisher and I'm from Wenatchee, Washington. I go to Cascade Christian Academy, a Seventh Day Adventist school. I am 15 and enjoy writing. It has been one of my many interests that I have. I have been writing since I was 12 years old. Though it may not be good, I do enjoy doing it. "

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The Impermanence Haiku

by Samuel Zane Farrell
(Valdosta, Georgia, USA)

With summer rains
the frogs come out to play.
Hop! Hop! Croak! Croak.

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About the author: "Samuel Zane Farrell is a 29-year-old amateur writer. He has a bachelor's degree in English and wants to make great use of it. His ambitions are fueled by the fact that he has the disease multiple sclerosis; he would like to make money through writing and donate that money to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society."

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Thunder Storm

by Jazmine
(Union Star, MO)

Feeling warm and safe
Thunder and lightning outside
Safe in your strong arms

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About the author:"I enjoy writing poems and music in my free time. I also enjoy singing when I feel upset..."

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summer

by luz
(new york)

Summer has arrived
Sun shining brightly on trees
Soon will be the fall

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Mind Cocaine

Of sickness' sweetest
Anchoring back to the soul
Lie in mind cocaine

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About the author: "I am a fifteen year old struggling with an addiction to mind cocaine, I guess you could say -- a big difference from actual cocaine, by the way; don't let the 'cocaine' bit deceive. Writing is an anchor for me, and it keeps me minding better things than my own business."

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Mt Fuji Skies

by Huynh
(San Jose)

Very Creamy blue sky
Cloudy in the sky they are
so peaceful and light

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Blossom

by John Chu
(China, Jiangxi)

The sounds of nature
Pure white with palest pink flowers
Blooming Sakura


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Death

by Edgar
(El Paso,Tx,Usa)

You can't see him and
You can't feel when he's near,so
He strikes and kills you

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About the author:"I am 19 yrs old and writing is my passion. I hope to someday write a book. Currently i have a few ideas, but nothing on paper yet."

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Spring

by Bailey
(MO)

Birds hatched and chirping
Trees and flowers are blooming
New life is now here



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Sleep

by Mominah

The world is drifting
all trouble is forgotten
my dreams are waiting

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Flame

by Jeanne Fiedler
(New Jersey)

the brilliant fire
crackling loudly and brightly
leaves only cinders

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Aves

by Lizandra J.
(India)

She nestled all day
I waited day after day
They flew miles away.


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About the author: "I am an aspiring writer and this is my very first attempt at the beautiful form of Japanese poetry - Haiku."

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Fireworks

by Sarah George
(Ballwin,Missouri,USA)

Christmas time is a
time we can celebrate with
others and giving gifts

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Indian Summer

by Elaine Houghton
(Cheshire England)

Misty air so still
Dappled sunlight through the trees
Dewdrops hang, time trapped.

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About the author:"Elaine. Would be writer of sorts, lives in Cheshire with husband and Siamese cat. Writes best when melancholic!"

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Autumn

by Naomi Castro
(Orlando, Florida)

Brown and orange leaves
God has made this all for me
True nature was made.

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About the author:"I am a animal lover and anime lover. I think that the Japanese culture is beautiful and interesting.I also love anime, writing, and reading. I am also a proud Christian."

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Polar bears

by Susan George
(Ballwin, Missouri)

The thin ice on the
covered floor and the white of
polar bears cute fur

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Leaves like rain

by Thomas Mandel
(Long Lake, MN )

Falling like raindrops
Watch as the leaves spin with grace
The beauty captured

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Saplings

by Drew Considine
(Chattanooga, Tennessee)

Deathly are the leaves
they say they are leaving this,
the place of return.

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About the author:"My name is Drew Considine, and I'm a senior at East Hamilton High School. I'm a member of the poetry club and one of the initial members. Possibly in vain, I hope to pursue a future in writing."

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Intrinsic Connection

by Tara Lynn
(pennsylvania, USA)

Beautifully simple,
Life sustaining touch flows out
Two beings... yet one.

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About the author:"My name is Tara Lynn. I am a mother of a beautiful and amazing almost two-year old daughter. I enjoy writing and anything that gets the creative juices flowing! My main inspiration for writing these days comes from my daughter. I am a believer in extended breast feeding and attachment parenting as a whole and decided to write this haiku to express the wonderful and awesome gift of breastfeeding for the upcoming national breadtfeeding awareness week."

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Oak Knot


(BillyKlub)

knot hole in oak tree
resembling your corn portal
makes me think of home

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Conquer the World

by Samantha Welch
(Haltom City, Texas)

Knowing your own strengths,
and using weaknesses well,
the world is conquered.

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About the author:"Hi., My name is Samantha Welch. I live in Texas, and I love writing. I'm in the sixth grade and I'm age 11. I'm in the Rising Authors class at my school, and we even wrote our own book!"

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Blue Earth

by Joeys Gold Yong
(Quezon City, Philippines)

World swirls in space
Whispers nightly to my ears
She is going away.

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Colored Roses

by Alivia Moss
(Canada, Quebec)

My field of roses
White, angel wings, red as blood
Black as flames consume

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About the author:"This piece is about a field I used to play in as a child that was set fire to. I'm a 15 year-old girl. I love to write poetry and short to medium length stories. I love to read and my favorite color is black, and favorite word is scarlet."

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Tiny Victim

by Heather D Smith
(Kansas City, MO, USA)

Daddy is a thief
She lives in a thunder cloud
Innocence murdered.

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About the author:"I, Heather Smith, am happily married and love to write. I am trying my hand at poetry because I have a love for it. I was born and raised in Houston, TX. We recently moved to Kansas City, MO and love it."

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Sparrow

by Jessica A. Devore
(Huntington Station)

sparrow in the dust
keeping away the insects
then takes off in flight

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My Weathered Soul

by Robbie Lewis Lowe
(Whitney, Texas, USA)

My soul's slogged through flood,
shivered, baked, dodged lightning strikes;
yet bright mem'ries shine.

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About the author:"Robbie Lewis Lowe lives with her husband and cats at Lake Whitney in Central Texas. She is at heart the same hippy child who wrote idealist poetry in the sixties. Since retiring from paid work, she writes short stories that often grow to novelettes, and is again venturing into the revealing and challenging land of poetry."

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Summer Rain

by Sandy
(Wheelersburg, Ohio)

Warm summer rain falls
Big drops wet the dusty earth
How quick puddles form.

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Turn a Blind eye

by Harry Toye
(Ireland)

No Food, No Water,
Ten million died in 03,
Have another drink.

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About the author:"Harry, small business owner, married to Maureen a mid-wife, living in Ireland. A newbe to writing. Like writing short stories."

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Journey

by Joeys Gold Yong
(Quezon City, Philippines)

Life is a journey
Faith,joy and love in our hearts
c’lors its destiny

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"Greeting Day"

by Eva Kilgore
(Huntington Beach, CA. USA)

Blade of grass dew drop
Sits on top waiting
Exclamation point.

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About the author:"I am a writer by day for the Orange County Register,
and a poet by night. It works."

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Las Vegas

by Minnie Eve
(Cambridge, UK)

Vegas lights shine bright
A quarter drops and wins big
The heat sears as does the loss

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About the author:"I'm currently travelling around the world; writing poetry as I go. This is my very first attempt at a Haiku, I'm using the travelling for inspiration, especially when trying different styles."

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Pause

by Ekene Ezoagulu
(Lagos, Nigeria)

Lend a helping hand
In a world, fast and unmoved
A thank you says all.

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Through Sea Shells

by Amanda
(IN, United States)

It's like listening
to the sea through a sea shell;
blurred and imagined.

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About the author:"I'm called Amanda. I like all sorts of writing, from poetry to fiction to articles. My facination for Haikus in particular began when I was a wee eleven years old, armed with blue pens and ready to take on the world with words."

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Stars

Like chandeliers sparkling
In the beautiful night sky
Swiftly swirling lights.

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Vermont

by Katie Johnson
(Buxton, Maine, USA)

Sweet sugar maples
stretched red across Green Mountains
beckon me back home.

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About the author:"Raised as a Vermonter, I am currently a fourth grade teacher in Buxton, Maine."

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Redemption

by Alivia Moss
(Quebec, Canada)

The fallen angel
Soul as dark as sin itself
Fights for redemption

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Palliate Rules


(Rawly Fredericson)

Orchards order race
groves spring tasteful difference
apples on a sill.

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Apples

by Cherry
(New Zealand)

Gold red green royal
Bitter sweet forbidden gloom
pencil breaks between

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Nature's Shower

by MBJ Pancras
(Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India)

ultimately pure
to bathe every soul of world
full of dark and smoke

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The Sea

by Emilie Jean
(Albuquerque, NM , Bernalillo)

The waves hit the sand
Gems are unknown to the sea
Where is my diamond?

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About the author: "I learned about Haikus in Mid-school. And I was very taken by them. It has been 50 years since then, and now I have time to write them. I especially like the last sentence to be a surprise."


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Ecstasy

by Ashley Strain
(Woodbridge, NJ)

Plump flesh so divine
I suck its sweet elixir
Strawberry apex


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About the author: "I was born and raised in New Jersey. I have been writing poetry since the third grade after a teacher suggested I enter a poem into the Rainbow Express. The poem was accepted and published. I have been writing ever since."

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Treat

by Emilija
(Chicago, IL)

Donuts are yummy
They have a lot of sugar
Diabetes stinks.

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About the author: "I am 9 and have type 1 diabetes. I don't eat donuts anymore."

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Rainbow Is...

by Liezel Pichay
(Philippines)

The ark on the sky
Wind highlights my very sight--
Sign of hope and life.

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No Light

by Btyler
(Orlando, FL, USA)

if there is a light
that shines at ends of tunnels
why don't I see it?

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Boat Sense

by Rawly Fredericson
(Portland, Oregon, USA)

Bump rub creak splash sway,
trailing swirls- oil gas smoke steam,
Dusk shiver distant.

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Nights Tears

by Harley Bradshaw
(Salisbury, NC, USA)

The nights lonely tears begin
Showering the world
Washing away our filth

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Alone

by Roland Angelo Dataro
(Phillipines )

A night with cold breeze
Sleeping alone and lonely,
Need for someone's hug

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Flowers

by Sarah A. Kebire
(Australia)

Flowers are blooming
in gardens and inside homes
such beautiful things.

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Perfection

by Alivia Moss
(Canada, Quebec)

Perfect is simple.
Belonging to the viewer.
I have found my own.


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Mudblood

by Alivia Moss
(Quebec, Canada)

I hurt just like you
Though I can hide it better
I bleed just the same

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Rainfall

by Liezel Pichay
(Philippines)

Rain drops on the ground
Quite a music, hear its sound
Drums jams, like a pound!

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Love the Lifeless

by Alivia Moss
(Quebec, Canada)

Why can't I kiss him?
Though he is cold and lifeless.
I love him the same.

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The Star Emerges

by Susana Canales
(Texas, USA)

A vast white beauty
The time for frigid wind and snow
The sun emerges

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About the author: "I'm an expert on random poems and short and long stories. Writing is my passion and I hope to be an author some point in my life. This is my first Haiku poem so be nice!"

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Untitled

by Toni
(Macedonia)

The earth is silent.
On the heavens above us
thousands of voices.

(Translated from the Macedonian language.)

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Bitter

by Alivia Moss
(Quebec, Canada)

I rise above you
Bitter words dirty stares
Best part; I don't care.

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Gone!

by Lois
(Newark, Delaware)

Anguished silence drowns
the piercing cry of loss;
redundant mountain echo.

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Never

by Summer
(Perth)

Never ending loss
Forever around corners
I wish you were here with me


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About the author:"My name is Summer Holiday (funny name, I know!). I am a student in Grade 6. I love to write (stories and poetry)."

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Records Made of Wine

by Nick
(Zion, IL, United States)

The phonograph sings
I drink of its remembrance
Records made of wine.















My name is Nick Sedar. I like to write about adventures.

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Escape for Tea

by Alivia Moss
(Quebec, Canada)

I know of death's mission
Still I shall meet him for tea
And escape swiftly

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The River

by Stuart
(UK)

The ambling river
Glimpsing the cottage garden
Feels sad not to stay


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About the author:"I am Stuart. Living in gloucestershire in the UK. I am just happy to be alive."

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Will's Birthday

by Suzanne
(Victoria, Canada)

Eighteen rich-hued leaves
Fallen on October earth...
Soon tomorrow's Tree

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Journey

by Joeys Gold Yong
(Quezon City, Philippines)

Life is a journey
Faith, joy and love in our hearts
c’lors its destiny

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About the author:"Writer is a graduate of Bachelor Science in Commerce major in Business Administration from the University of Santo Tomas - year 1993, has taken units of Bachelor of Science in Education and is presently taking up her MBA. She is moved to pursue greater glory for the next generation of her country."

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Wet Noise

by Ashley
(Seattle, Washington)

Raindrops scathe the roof...
Boom! Thunderous footsteps march.
Get out the flashlights.

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About the author: "Ashley lives in Seattle and is a student studying Creative Writing and History. She has been writing ever since she could pick up a pencil and always loves coming up with new tales to tell."

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Love's Song

by Daniel McAdams
(Golden, CO)

Music from on high
Beautiful and clear and strong
Love's unending song

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Winter

by Erika Griffin
(Boston, MA)

It's winter time here,
In my toes and in my hair.
White snow everywhere.

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RIP dear brother

by Katrina
(Ontario canada)

You were the best bro
Even though I miss you so
Just watch over us

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Memory of an Aunt

by Sarah M.
(Rochester, NY)

Gone...forgotten not
spirit around me always
your light yet shines on

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A Great Scene.

by Maddie Trebil
(Valpo)

There was a great scene,
With beautiful trees and leaves,
It surprised people.

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Winter is Upon Us

by Pandora Jackson
(Laramie, Wyoming. USA)

Bright bitter snow
that blanket covers the ground,
nature is asleep.

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About the author:"Thank you for reading my beginner's haiku. I am a mother of two wonderful hyper girls and we live in Wyoming with our two horses. However, when I do get free time I am trying to write better haikus for others to enjoy."

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Quite Noise

by James Whiteman
(Palm Springs, CA)

wild rose hibernates
snow loads on broken back
chickadee bell rings

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About the author:"James is a writer/poet in the Palm Springs area of California. He has written a book of Haiku TEN THOUSAND BLESSINGS published by Paper Kimono."

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Music

by Patricia
(U.S.A.)

Music is my life
But some people call it noise
I love listening

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If we Learn to Listen

by Onis Sampson
(Port Harcourt, Nigeria.)

There are green leaves here
That appear above black water.
Imagination

Yields profundity.
My old rickety canoe
Halved by the green reeds

Lies motionlessly.
If we learn to listen now
Vast eternity

Bobbing inside us
Will stretch out like peacock spray.
In us, light appears,

Every being sparkles.
From a red distant mountain
The twilight sun speaks.

I sit by the creek
My legs folded like buddha,
Hands in like manner

Eyes beholding clouds
Heavy with hortatory
Worship.Galvanized

With pittance of love
Rained by sun rays on my face
I rose up singing

Hearing my voice fly
Across the creek to some lake
Then a river, here

In my Africa.
Hearing me sing across time
Itinerant birds

Burst out of green leaves
Appearing above black water.
The most they yield out

Is the soft lemon
Of my name, of my essense:
My being greatly

Beautified.

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About the author: "Onis Sampson is a young Nigerian poet, playwright,novelist, essayist and writer of versatile literary milieus. He is also an astute writer of political commentaries. Singing and writing are among his most cherished engagements."

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Twilight

by Harry Toye
(County Meath Ireland)

It belongs neither
To the morn or to the night
Yet it steals from both

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About the author:"Harry, newbie writer in Ireland. Likes all forms of poetry and short story writing."

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Reality

by Ekene Eziagulu
(Lagos, Nigeria)

Necessity's child,
he starts to grind mama's corn;
for their dreams to live.

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The Warmth I Seek

by Austin
(Orlando Fl)

Your touch-less caress
Sends the winter to summer
Ending the bitter cold.

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Exists?

by Alann Flores
(Patterson, Ca. )

Is it left or right
Is there a sight to be seen
My wonder if god.

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About the author:"I've been writing poetry for a couple months now."

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African Girl

by Onis Sampson
(Port Harcourt, Nigeria)

They give me three lines
To define your hips and lips,
And paint your countours


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About the author:"Onis Sampson is a young Nigerian lawyer, poet and writer of several parts."

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Snow

by kani_cute
(Delhi, India)

snow falling from the sky
white and fluffy on the ground
flakes are all around.

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A flower's love

by Nohemi
(Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.)

A flower that blooms
So bright that my heart explodes
That's my love for you.

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The Mountains

by Georgia Dehring
(Australia)

The mist slowly floats,
When going from night to day,
Over the mountain.

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Snow

by Kaylen Marissa Etheridge
(Cary, NC,united states)

Snow covers the trees
Everything is glistening beautifully
Like the starlit sky

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About the author:"I'm 10 years old."

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Veteran's Day Remembrance

by Austin Michael Stephens
(New Berlin, Illinois)

We remember them
Love them, praise them, greet them
Yet, they die for us

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Beautiful Fragrance

by Georgia Dehring
(NSW Australia )

The vibrant roses
Blooming on a sunny day
Bursting with fragrance

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Tragedy

by Ekene Eziagulu
(Lagos, Nigeria.)

Life on borrowed time,
An existence missed and rued,
"I once was no more."

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About the author:"I dedicate this piece to all who dare the blank page and the bare stage!"

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An autumn morning

by Marilyn Sakiyama
(Canada)

In the grey dawn light
I shuffle through the sad leaves
crying as they fall

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Two Doves

by Lesley Marcovich
(Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

Two doves sit silent
A snow plough screams and scrapes
One dove blinks twice.

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Summer

by Anonymous

Sunlight in the sky,
Children having fun outside,
Jumping in the pool.

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Speak to the Cosmos and Other Haiku

by Tom Sacramona
(Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.)

Speak to the Cosmos

Words flow on the page
tumultuous lines of print
speak to the cosmos

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Us
caught in the sunlight
as if they're frozen in time
particles of dust

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Kentucky Blue
crack in the sidewalk
vacant--soon to be taken--
the occupant grass

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Nepenthe
under starless skies
from the calm river Lethe
I kneel and I drink.

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About the author:"I'm an American poet with an affinity for words."

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Tattoo

by Jessica Mollica
(Bay Shore, NY, USA)

Pain and time will tell
Beauty in the form of skin
Forever as art

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About the author: "An English teacher who loves body art!"

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Pigeon Haiku

by Violet Uram
(Pittsburgh, PA)

Pigeons get lazy too.
Surely this one saw the car
and refused to move.


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Son Lake

by Suzanne Webb
(Wichita, Kansas USA)

Hear the lake glisten
Brisk wind chill leaves the heart blued
Fallen November.

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About the author: "Sue Webb is a PhD candidate in Rhetoric & Writing at Michigan State University concentrating in Nonfiction. She lives, back home, in Wichita, KS, as she finishes her dissertation titled: The Inquiry Practices of Nonfiction Writers. She has creative works published in Caliope and Harlot of the Arts and scholarly articles in Computers & Composition and 2 edited collections. Sue also does her best thinking beside a lake."

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Los Abuelos (free form Haiku)

by Sandra Escribano
(North Charleston, South Carolina)

Red Geranium flowerpots-
out on the deck
playing cards...


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About the author: "My name is Sandra Escribano. I am a struggling divorced mother of five children, Dav, Dan, Dev, Lillian(pen name) and Der Bear."

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God's Display

by Caitlin Spresser
(Selden )

waves crashing on shore
rocks emerging, waves building
crash, spray, God's display

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'Air'scapades

by Ekene Eziagulu
(Lagos, Nigeria.)

With one lift and twirl
I own a piece of the sky
However fleeting

Motion like replay
All below are capsule sized
I’m bound with heaven

The drone in my head
Is gravity’s pact with me
The earth is fuming

Beyond bird’s dwelling
Heart races as clouds burst by
Gravity defied

I think I can touch
the sun. From within flying
metal bird. Mind dreams

High up in the sky
World below looks like a maze
I can’t solve this one.

In bed with the clouds
I see thin line between earth
And heaven. Splendour

From within bird’s view
An army of white clouds march
In sync. I salute.

In one burst through space
Earth welcomes me; flying child
I plot a return.

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Wind

by Marget Rose Smith
(Los Angles, California, US)

The wind blows very slightly
Along it can bring troubles
Sweet wind that comes by

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Sun

by Roger
(Detroit, MI)

Hot wonderful sun
you are needed here with me
I miss you today

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Warm Colour

by Natasha
(Victoria)

So cold in the dark
Violent colour explosions
Creating a fire

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Ice in the Summer

by FlowerChild

The ice cubes melt slow.
Pepsi sits on the table -
A hot summer day

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Delight

by Margaret
(Bartow FL)

Sweet sticky nectar
delights the tongue as much as
forgiveness, the heart.

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Under the Sea

by Bethany
(Australia)

deep blue, colourful
under sea life everywhere
oh no here's a shark

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Angels

by JoyAnne O'Donnell
(Emmitsburg, Maryland. U.S.A.)

Angels sing in bliss
they protect and never miss
prays soft as a whispers hair

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humanities. I also write other poetry."

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Searching

by Victoria
(New Hampshire)

Pumpkins in a patch
They seem to roll down the hills
Wanting to be loved

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About the author: "I am a high school student that lives in New England. I enjoy writing poetry. I thought it would be a neat idea to share some of my poetry."

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Beautiful morning

by Niña Lyka Galindez
(Odiongan, Romblon, Philippines)

Sun rises ahead
What a beautiful morning
makes a dream come true

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About the author: "I'm Niña Lyka Galindez from Philippines. I've always loved to enhance my skills in writing. I love to write especially when I am alone. But people just don't appreciate my writing."

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Night's Pain

by Margaret
(Bartow FL)

Denial, like night's
soulless pain, reaches toward
its blinding release.

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About the author:"Margaret Hayes, lives in the South, enjoying the weather. I am trying poetry as an outlet for the days' frustration and sorrows. A goal for my life is to have a small bit of poetry published."

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Her Great Day

by George W. Mutinda
(Nairobi, Kenya)

It is her great day.
Many more are yet to come.
She’s exquisite.

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Kitten's Morning

by Marie
(Halsey, OR. USA)

Fluffed robin hops
Turning over the falling leaves.
Spice purrs ever contently.

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About the author: "Mother, grandmother and lover of animals and nature."

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Destina

by Ekene Eziagulu
(Lagos)

You lass of thunder,
your breasts hold the fount of life
preserving our kind.

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Love

by Lance Tugade
(Singapore)

“Is like an arrow
Racing through the windy day
It pierces a heart”

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Flowers

by Zel
(Philippines)

Flowers bloom anytime
saw a fat bee roam around
as i walk across sand

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Shaggy Dog

by Liam Ryan
(Wexford Ireland)

some days you're the dog
other days you're the lamppost
raised your tale to-day

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About the author: "My name is Liam Ryan an O A P who recently took up writing."

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The Moon

by Gillian Nolan
(Edgewater, Maryland, USA )

the moons shimmering
light bounces off calm water
reflection looks broken

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Beauty under the Sun

by George W. Mutinda
(Nairobi, Kenya)

Her eyes brighten up.
Black coal pot poise on her head,
The African dove.

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Shades of Desert

by Bathma Loshanee
(Dubai, UAE)

Desert Shade

Under the shade
of palm trees and sky scrapers,
weary wings respite.

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Sandy Storm

Sandy storm brings change.
A glimpse of calm desert rain,
and chill winter nights.

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Smoldering Noon

Smoldering noon sun,
crisp air, speck-less blue sky; a
treat to dampen souls.

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Winter Morning

Cold winter morning,
arms stretched, hope inhaled.
Farewell…parch summer.

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Sky

by Anonymous
(Australia)

Bright sun high above
Turns to night with shining moon
Glitters of starry light

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Alexis Kailey Spehar-Gill

by Alexis
(Fairborn, Ohio)

my name is lexie
i play sports like softball and
cheer and i love them.

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Bones

by Joe
(China)

digging through the earth
a bone thunders in my hand
dying to be owned

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A Summer Day

by Isabelle Cindric

The sun burns bright now,
The air smells of smoke and dust,
Fire burns the far hills.

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Glowing Reminiscence

by Robert Candler
(Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)

Basking in moonlight,
Old birds remember the nest.
Ruffles my feathers.

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Mountains of Fear

by Danielle Roehm

Clinging to the rocks
Blue Skies surrounding close by
Lions fen for pray

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Winter

by Casey R Steen
(Portland)

The sun is gone now
Snow falls on the frozen ground
Leaves are undetectable

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Silent Flowers

by Ruth Piano
(Wahiawa, HI)

Sweet-smelling flower
Blooming and budding flowers
Whispering to me

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Boy Bird

by Carlo Jay

the boy jumps and fly
he has wings and he can fly
like bird in the sky

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Haiku for New Year

by SuriShiva Kumar
(Australia)

cherries cheap as chips
Kids look up santa reindeer
pave way for new year!

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Love birds

by SuriShiva Kumar
(Australia)

winding path garden
stroll round overflowing pond
saw love birds preening!



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Unbearable

by Farrah Harris
(Crawfordville, Fl, USA)

My innocence weeps,
Weak knees fall on soiled ground,
I beg you for life.


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Morning Melody

by Sammi Swiscoski
(Canada)

One sunny morning,
A bird sings a melody,
Ready for the day.


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Tree of Youth

by Krissy
(USA)

Youth: The tree of life
Branches reach eternity
Never breaking stride

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Musing

by Ekene Eziagulu
(Lagos, Nigeria)

I watched from afar,
as heart pickings went unsung,
watching, not writing!


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About the author: "Making the most of the gift of each and every day!"

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Fifty is not old

by Jean Bonin
(Millet, Alberta Canada )

Fifty is not old
And gray a crown of glory
Must stop crying now


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Chance

by Jess Cooney
(Brisbane, Australia)

As the horse gallops
horizon is the freedom
captured by the reins


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Haiku on Biking

by SuriShiva Kumar
(Australia)

rained cats and dogs
bent on biking on muddy track
Slippery slope to fall!

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Cool Tissues

by Natalie Evans
(Topeka, Kansas)

The touch is cooling
Calming my sick rosy nose
Thank you KLEENEX brand

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About the author: "Natalie Evans lives with her seventy-two cats in her one room loft in Topeka, Kansas. Her childhood dream was to write poetry like her idol, Jennifer Lopez. She continues with her dream with her breakout haiku, 'Cool Tissues'."

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Boots

by Evon
(Sharon Springs, NY, USA)

Along a liquid road
Smokey pea soup puddles
Your boots are fetching

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live in upstate NY
dreamer, thinker, fellow"

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Haiku

by Nikhil Nath
(Kolkata,West Bengal, India)

late autumn
below street lamp
insects, street walker have gathered

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This Kiss

by Robert Candler
(Oklahoma City)

This kiss I give you
This night is love I have saved
For all of my life.

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The River

by Shirley Bryant
(Moreno Valley, California, U.S.A.)

The river ran deep
Rocks tumbling down the river bed
Tumbling like turquoise

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Pilipinas

by Pipti
(Kahit saan)

White light shining through
patterns along the blank wall
brightening my day.

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Orchids

by Jade
(Crystal City)

Green roots twist for zone
With a small touch of sunlight
Burst open with blooms.

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Lost

by Charity
(Paducah, Kentucky)

Far away from home.
Leaves crumble beneath my feet.
Where am I to go?

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Consider Others

by Robert Candler
(Oklahoma City, OK)

Don’t be self-absorbed,
unless you’re self-sufficient.
Others make life whole.

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Nature

by Sherene
(Florida)

fresh rain drop taste great
concrete jungle all around
living in the now

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Beautiful Nature

by Kary
(Clarksville,TN,USA)

The Tiger

Rustling the grass
The tiger moves very slow-
So no one will hear.


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Antelopes

Running in the wind
Antelopes graceful and quick-
Hoofprints everywhere.


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Morning Song

Sitting on a tree
The birds sing a joyful tune-
Beautiful noises.


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Stormy Night

Rain taps the window
Thunder is all I can hear
On this stormy night.

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Colorado Clay

by Russell Lira
(Florence Alabama)

after a rain storm
An idiot takes a walk.
wet clay takes shoes, socks

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The Planets

by Kevin
(Clarksville,TN,USA)

Earth

A place where we live.
Orbiting around the Sun
Earth's the 3rd planet.


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Mars

Mars a small planet
The closest planet to earth
It's the 4th planet.


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Saturn

Has a ring of ice
The second biggest planet
It's the 6th planet.

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Fall

by Ahmad Nawid Tanin
(Vancouver,British Columbia)

Two Friendly Cheetahs
playing a Hide and Seek game
for a sign of fall

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Bukit Timah Reserve

by Clarence Liew
(Singapore)

In lush green forest
Home to animals and plants
Praise God's creation









Clarence Liew is a ambitious boy hoping to become a writer for many poems and poets.

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Sealegs

by B Donovon
(California Redwoods, USA)

Legs strain heaving deck
Stout masts pitch in autumn gales
Wind sways the redwoods

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A State of Mind

by Robert Candler
(Oklahoma City)

"Just a state of mind",
Too often said of aging.
Don't patronize me.

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Cricket

by SuriShiva Kumar
(Australia)

Timber Tumble fall
Thousands watch in sultry sun
Cheers follow Heroes!

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Sisterhood

by Shontaine
(Philly)

Laughing and loving.
High heels and nights on the town.
Sharing clothes not guys.

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Military Endeavor

by Samuel Pan

When the cold wind blew
We trudged through tensely with haste
Till numb wore us out

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Soul

Drifting in the wind
Disappearing away. You lost?
But future holds hope.

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Snowman

by Brenda
(New Jersey)

Snowman are like dolls
They stand there until they fall
Until summer comes

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Beautiful Day

by Tristan
(Gold Coast)

green leaves swaying
in the summer breeze
slow caterpillar

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Rose's Will, a Novel

by Denise DeSio
(Phoenix)

Woman bears children
And fills their childhood with pain.
Dies without regret.

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Black and Blue All Around

Hands that hit me
Bruises on my body
Shoved in a dark place

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The Butterflies

by Shadidur Rahman
(Paterson NJ, USA)

Butterflies are cool
In the big, huge, green forest
They fly up so high!

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Breathless Fog

by Emily Roop
(Virginia)

breathless fog, heavy
obscures view, silent mountain
snow capped, stands tall...strong.

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Sad Americana

by Robert Candler
(Oklahoma City, OK)

The dishes are done.
The kid's asleep and dreaming.
Want to watch T.V.?

Privacy at last.
Will anyone disturb us?
Wanna hug and smooch?

The dishes are done.
Noone will disturb us, but
She's got a headache.

Whatever did I do?
It must have been bad, because
She keeps saying, "No."

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Saved

by Robert Candler
(Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)

My destitute heart,
Saved by the sweetest angel.
I love you, Sandy.

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Your Mom

by Albert Thomas
( )

I am first with five
Then seven in the middle
five again to end

Now I'm six syllables
And then I am back to eight now

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Fog Shine

by Sarada Kuchibhotla
(Vijayawada, Andhra Pradeshm India)

White fog on the fields
The Sun struggling to reach
the Earth piercing through
the fog

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The Star

by Jennifer M. Castillo
(Boerne, Tx, U.S.)

Shining like the rest
but not scared to stand alone
comes the rising sun

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Festivals

by Lau Wen Hong Alvin
(Singapore)

in rio de janeiro
people were in carnival
it was very fun

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Lola

by Shirley Bryant
(Moreno Valley Calif.USA)

Four legs, curly hair
One tail wagging to and fro
Dog lying in the sunshine

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Journey

by Brooke
(Wisconsin)

Dazzling white mist
Traveling swooping night winds
craving happiness

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The Last Snow

by Aaron
(Pennsylvania)

A beautiful white
Is now dyed crimson tonight
As I become cold

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Free

by Jo Winter
(Cardiff S.Glam.)

Blossom clings to the
branch as once I clung to you.
Now I float free.

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rainbow

by jjtan
(singapore)

after summer's rain
God's promise is remembered
glorious rainbow

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Frog

by Liz
(CA)

green and speckled legs
hop on logs and lily pads
splash in cool water

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Real Me

by Nikki
(Pasig)

A Beautiful place
where can find my real me
the place i belong

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Gray Mountain

by Carmen
(Cape Town, South Africa)

Gray and cold mountain
Clouds swirling and wind gusting
Warm inside, my heart

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Trees

by Mariah
(OKC, OK, America)

Trees, beautiful trees
A lot of different ones
They bring us good oxegen

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Summer Brightness

by Amatul
(Plainfield, IL U.S.A)

Summer brings warmth,
New season brings new color,
I better go play!

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No Fear

by Robert Candler
(Oklahoma City, OK)

Evil's popular,
But I will do the right thing.
If caught, so be it.

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Purrrr

by Robert Candler
(Oklahoma City, OK)

Dreary winter days.
Warm house, full dish, fresh litter.
We are happy cats.

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Apples On Your Windowsill

by Anonymous

There are four apples
Two red and the others not
I will eat them all

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Snow

by Jasmine Guillory

It is white and small
Melts on the tip of your tongue
Love it when it falls

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Birthday Present.

by Jean Malherbe
(NSW australia)

Moon in the mirror.
Front door checked and lights switched off.
She raises her dress.

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Life of the Water

by Kandiace Shelley
(Homer, Georgia)

ocean hits the rocks
rocks act as a waterfall
weather changes so quick

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Pure and Defiled

by Stephen Watts
(Bronx, NY, USA)

Cleansing rain falls.
Splat! Flesh and bones meet pavement.
Water tinged with blood

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Cat

by Jo
(Michigan)

eye of the cat glows
a molten gold reflection
of the wild within








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both poetry and short - very short - stories, mostly to amuse myself. there

is, however, always the hope to amuse others, as well.

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Home

by Rebecca

Home sweet home at last
Rest, peace, laughter and joy now
Always spent at home

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Seasons

by Skipper
(USA)

Fall, Fall, Winter, Go
Spring, Rain, Sometimes Snow,Summer
All Seasons I enjoy.

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Spring

by Jonathin
(Sonora California)

Spring, the great season,
Is the best of all seasons,
Now about to end.

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Winter

by Vivienkan
(Singapore)

nature is winter
winter came in each season
but what is nature?

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Summer

by Breanna
(Florida)

hot summer in june
swimming in the water
the summer gonna end soon

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Snakes

by Victoria
(U.S.)

snakes have big big fangs
snakes slither along the ground
there are lots of snakes

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Tornado Alley

by Katie
(Kansas)

Broken home, windows
Whirling winds, tree branches fly
Whimpering Children

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Happy Haiku Valentine

by Harry Toye
(Ireland)

Together Alone
In the bosom of Our Love
Happy Valentines

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Cliffside

by Anne Rhodes
(Yorkshire, England)

Steep rock cliff, moss a-clinging
The tide advances
Spume bursts forth and cliff deluges.

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Happiness

by Briahna
(Grand prarie)

happiness is great.
they make you feel wonderful.
happiness is awesome.

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Rain

by Lauren
(Indiana)

rain pittering on
loudly thunder rumbles in
sun - flowers pop up

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Fresh Air Breeze

by Mr. Silker
(Grand Ledge, MI)

Air, soft and calmly
Blowing fresh smells of grass
To awaken me

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Tides

by Jimmy Von Kloven Hoof
(Boston, MA)

white foam climbing up walls
reaching beyond its boundary
somewhere the sun has set



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Hockey Cards

seasons of winter
the ice glimmers shine
hockey cards delight

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Tricky Summer

by Brandon Clark
(Tallahassee, Florida, United States)

The heat was sultry
Distracted clouds were lazy
Surprise the coward

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Choice

by Sam Woods
(Darwin, Australia)

today im lonely
am surrounded by people
today im lonely

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Red Drops

by Prakash
(Thane, India)

Vehicle red light rows
Like dropping blood drops from sky
Injured by traffic jams

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Catch Sweetness

by Katherine Smith
(Seattle, Washington, United States)

The honey sun glows
Illuminates normal gray
Branches catch sweetness

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Apples

by Anne Rhodes
(Yorkshire, England)

Pale grey roof of country tiles
white stone walls so smooth
coloured apples on a shelf.

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Storm

Clouds roll in like smoke
They cover all the treetops
Lightning cracks the sky

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Frustration on the 18th

by Robert Candler
(Oklahoma City, OK)

Hanging on the lip...
I'll finally break eighty
If this putt just falls.

I saw it quiver.
Maybe...could use a strong gust.
Fall, you S.O.B.!

Hanging on the lip...
It isn't going to fall.
Golf Gods are laughing.

Golf is not a game
That I hope to ever win...
Just a game I play.

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Silent Forest

by Zul Herman
(Jakarta, Indonesia)

Silent Forest

In the silent deep forest
Cold breeze slowly blows
A leave fell down from its stalk
God holds it to rest in peace.

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Water

Under the rocky slope
Water drip and drip
A hole in the rock
Memory accumulate

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Promise

by Danni
(Minnesota)

Spring's journey of faith
bended knees of pilgrims strong
rise on clouds to home

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Invisible

by Alexandra Lester
(North Bend, Washington)

Abandoned from sight,
I fade into the background.
Like a whisper; Gone.

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Trees

by Travis
(Scottsdale, AZ USA)

Trees with long branches
Swaying gently in the breeze
They are so pretty

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Love Blooms

by D. F. Humble
(South Carolina, USA)

Spring begins to bloom…
         Flora explodes into shades
         Of ever changing color
First time I see you
         Kids, books, kindness, it shows through
         Eyes that sing with joy
Long sizzling days
         Lazy river as we meet
         In the midst of crowds
Fate brings us closer
         Togetherness is destined
         Our love continues…

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Winter!

by Liliana
(N J, U.S.)

Winter, you're so cold
There's white, white, white everywhere
And creatures sleep too!

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Love

by Llecenia Marquez
(Santa Cruz, California)

a love comes and goes
cold wind blows and quickly goes
and the snow shows love

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Summer Time!

by Liliana
(NJ, U.S.)

I love your big sun
And the clear, warm water too
Why'd you leave summer?

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Our Beloved Planet, Earth...

by Liliana
(NJ, U.S.)

It's where we call home
Without it all life would fail
I love Earth, don't you?

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About the author: "My name is Liliana, I love writing. It's my passion.
I especially love writing poems and stories. I've always wanted to publish one. I hope you enjoy it. ( I've also written other Haiku Poems called "Summer Time", "Winter", and "How to Write A Haiku Poem", if you happen to see them.)"

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Firefly

by Princess Causo
(Valenzuela City, Manila, Philippines)

A giant firefly
that way, this way, that way, this-
and it passes by.

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About the author: "Princess is a grade 4 student who is smart, pretty, and lives in the Philippines."

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Zombies

by Cydni
(Detroit)

Oh my god zombies!
Surrounded nowhere to go
Turn to the shotgun

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About the author: "I just found out about this not 5 mins ago pretty cool hope I did it right."

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Cold, Flexible Steel

by Robert Candler
(Oklahoma City, OK)

Cold, flexible steel
Probing your dignity.
Colonoscopy.

This “simple” exam
“…could prevent cancer” they say.
Colonoscopy.

We all have to die,
But not from colon cancer.
Colonoscopy.

There is downside tho’.
“Yuk! That, nasty brown liquid.”
Colonoscopy.

“And boy, does it work...
Work and work and work some more.
Colonoscopy.

“Ah, good…no polyps.
There are no malignancies.
Colonoscopy.

Your exam comes out good,
It’s five years until your next.
Colonoscopy.

Want some peace of mind?
Insurance may pay for it.
Colonoscopy.

One “simple” exam
Can provide that peace of mind.
Colonoscopy.

You might save your life.
Over 45? Do it!
Colonoscopy.

Cold, flexible steel.
On the other hand, what if…
Something else kills you?

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Winter Wind

by Joanna
(San Antonio)

The cool winter wind
blowing until its last breath
day by day it blows.

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Flowers Grow

by Juan Nico
(Bogota, Colombia)

all the flowers grow,
pink, yellow, blue and they glow-
and bees always come.

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Abraham Lincoln

by Mrs. Figuerres's 2nd Grade Class
(Syracuse, UT)

president and friend
honest with integrity
16th president

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What Matters

by Robert Candler
(Oklahoma City, OK)

Friends and Peace of Mind
Will make you rich as any
Who have passed this way.

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Good Girl

by Darlene Bunani
(San Isidro)

a girl with long hair
and beautiful deep inside
then what nice is it?

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Haiku One

by Lucy Smyth
(Melbourne, Australia. )

Hot summer sun on
a tiny segment of wood,
a bypass beyond

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About the author: "My name is Lucy Smyth. I am 24. I just moved from Dublin to Melbourne and I feel quite lost. I like writing, taking photos, observing, dancing and sleeping."

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Snow

by Emily
(Vernal, Utah, United States)

The snow is pretty,
so white so cold amazing!
falling from above.

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About the author: "I was doing a report for school and in creative writing class I needed two haikus so I hope you guys like it. Do you think I'll get an 'A'!"

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Ice

by Thomas Song
(Zhengzhou, China)

The last winter leaves
melting to the green river
splash on the rocks

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Nature

by Tonya Pierre
(St Lucia)

falling to the ground
i watch a leaf settle down
in a bed of brown

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About the author: "I am intelligent thirteen year old. I live with my my parents,3 sisters and one brother."

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Independance

by Victoria Forigo
(Sudbury, ON, Canada)

Being single like a rose,
Bearing thorns to protect,
Only to die alone.

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Spiritual Bliss

by Cheryl Burke
(Ladysmith, B.C.)

Glistening sunlight
Illuminating each wave
Playfully dancing

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For the Unanswered Prayer

by Chandan Kumar
(Patna,Bihar,India)

Bell, temple and prayer
Searching and being searched within
Ear, heart and soul.

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About the author: "I am Chandan Kumar, pursuing a degree in engineering. It is your love that keeps me inspired to write poems. I shall appreciate all kind of comments, feedback and critique. Thanks for reading my poetry."

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The River

by Eli
(California )

The water flows,
Beautiful and sea green
So pacifying

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Seasons

by Sean Nix
(Oklahoma city)

The sun shines warm
your face remembers beauty
the snows cover all

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About the author: "Trauma surgeon in Oklahoma City"

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Spring

by Tony Tang
(Shanghai, China)

Green grass breaks through snow
Leaves are growing big and green
Spring is blossoming!

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About the author: "My name is Tony Tang. I am a sixth grader in SHSID (Shang Hai School International Division). I have studied haiku poetry for two months."

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Bone Dry

by Farrel

Brittle bones, a
Lovely sound to my ear
Your heart crushable

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About the author: " My name is Farrel. I am an aspiring poet trying to find places to get published. I love writing all kinds of different poetry, I find Haikus to be fun. Hope you enjoy."

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Autumn

by Rena Uy
(Guam)

Leaves falling around
Giving life to the backyard
Children want to play.

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A.M. Sightings

by Jerie J. Wilson
(Eight Mile, AL, USA)

Early morning sun
reflects strong against the dew
on the summer grass

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First Love

by Lean
(Cleveland, Ms,US)

My love is so true
We have much fun together
You are my first love

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Rose

by Myra J.
(Chicago, IL.)

Layers of bright red
Held with a pretty, green
roses gone like ghosts

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Relief

by Lauren
(Baltimore MD, USA)

Sand so white and clean
Hot under angry sun rays
Waves crash over toes

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About the author: "My name is Lauren Carlquist and I have taken an interest in poetry and writing. I look forward to practicing and becoming more fluent and creative."

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An Uneven Path

by Jordan
(Salt Spring Island, Canada)

under leafless trees
I wander hesitantly
after her funeral

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Waves.

by Jessie Lansdel
(UK)

White tipped waves surge on,
Crashing onto granite rocks,
Break and fall back again.

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The Eclipse

by Jerie J. Wilson
(Eight Mile, Alabama, USA)

The high moon darkens
as it passes between the
sun and the earth's path.

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Flowers and other Haiku

by Richel Adriano
(Legazpi City, Philippines)

Flowers, nifty and red,
Thy bosom, butterflies seek,
Dragonflies, revere.

Spider knitting web,
Bitchy, feebly crawling in...
Boy's little hand, tingling.

Gentle, as dawn breaks,
Burning bright, cheerfully shining-
Calm sunset, sweet night.

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Autumn Leaves

by Melissa Manrique
(Miami, Florida, U.S.A)

autumn leaves fall down
sweet wind passes by a tree
weeping, weeping cries

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Ballet

by C. Claire
(Colorado)

The queen spins and twirls
Dancing on air, light as sun
Her tutu bounces

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About the author: "I am young, inexperienced, and completely insane. I love ballet, as well as writing poetry for fun. This poem is certainly not very good, and not my best, but it is always fun coming up with them."

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Moon Light

by Hassan Kholdi
(Tehran-Tehran -Iran)

In the sharp moon light
She is dancing with long hairs
Just could see shining face

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Time

by Harry Toye
(Ireland)

Death rides triumphant
A season for everything
All will pass away

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Blossom

by Hang
(California)

the lonely blossom
standing still in the backyard
covered in white flakes

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Bougainvilla

by Saloni
(New Delhi, India)

A flush of hot pink
Teasingly tears through the greens
Such colour chemistry!

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About the author: "Me? Saloni Zaveri-Ahluwalia. Communications professional. About an hour ago, bored and totally fried at work, I decide to Google How to Write a Haiku and this is what I wrote.
Would be really nice to just get feedback on it.
Thanks!"

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Our Nature

by Xandra del Mundo
(Tagaytay City)

our nature is nice
it is clean and safe for us
but it is not so peaceful

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Autumn trees

by Kassidy
(San Antonio, Texas, United States)

Cold winds whipped through the
Trees, autumn leaves blowing and
Falling gracefully.

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Summer Snow

by Mary
(Longview, Wa)

White cherry blossoms
Warm wind whispers softly
Gentle summer snow

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About the author: "M. Goodwin. Creative writing student at Lower Columbia College."

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Love Patient

by kathleen encarnado
(cotabato,maguindanao. philippines)

stop me not from falling deep,
a desire to stop,
the truth hurts but lies are worse.

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Cat stuck in a tree

by Jack
(Sri Lanka)

Green; above and below
Brown ruts make unsteady handholds
Oh perilous fall!

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Los Osos Oaks Preserve(d)

by Robert Stern
(Los Osos, CA)

my forest awakes, caressed by dew and
dripping with it soaks the sand
on which old and wise oaks stand

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About the author: " Retired.
Found site by accident.....surfing
and I live on the most wonderful little forest, filled with ancient california oak trees in Los Osos, CA."

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Carpeted Tree

by Jennifer
(Pell City, AL)

The single green tree
stands alone in carpet green
with branches to sky

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Night Moth

by Linda
(Rochester, IL)

in the moon garden
hummingbird moth dance delight
new birth in green leaves

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About the author: "Linda Nelson: weaver, paper mache person. Enjoys watching hummingbird moths in the summer night."

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Haiku - Butterflies

by Marcela Re Ribeiro
(Brazil)

Butterflies flying
Colorful show in moving
An eye-catching view.

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Trains

by Johana Langova
(Powell, Ohio, USA)

Trains leaving stations,
Goodbye hugs and goodbye tears,
Never seen again.

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About the author: "Johana is a 10th grader from Worthington Kilbourne High School. She loves singing, musicals and shopping. Her favorite sound is of her little brother and Mum laughing. She's been writing since she could hold a pencil."

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Awkward

by Aaron Tait
(San Francisco, CA USA)

pixelated pic
from the nineties it is
just ten kilobytes

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But Gone

by candy98126
(Seattle, WA)

Oh, haiku, haiku.
Why do you elude me so.
I had it, but gone.

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Serpentine Spine

by Kari
(Missouri)

The serpent coiled
Antagonized by the frost
Its fangs pierce my neck

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About the author: " Kari Yocum is a 30 year old woman with a life long interest in poetry and creative writing. She began suffering from severe chronic neck pain at age 21 caused by rapid disc degeneration and deformity with accompanying neurological disorders. She still writes to express perceived beauty but also uses poetry to expel the distress related to her unrelenting pain. Maybe if she writes enough, the pain will be expelled with the distress."


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The River

by Nathan
(Keene, Texas)

Twisting, turning here
Bringing life for everyone
I am the river.

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About the author: " My name is Nathan and I am from Texas. I love to find new ways to make poetry and I love to read. This is a really great website for anyone looking for tips on writing."

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Eyes that Smile

by Jordan
(Salt Spring Island, Canada)

warming the frosty air
are lamps that glow like embers
your eyes dance with mine

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About the author: "My name is Jordan, I live in BC and am a freshman at university."

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Truffle's World

by Dick Gillman
(Finistere, France)

Black as coal and night
Rhythmic piercing toneless sound
The Labrador snores

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About the author: "I'm Dick Gillman, a virgin haiku writer and retired science teacher from the UK. I am currently being influenced by my wife who this year is studying 'Creative Writing' with the Open University. I live near the coast in Brittany, northern France with my wife and our black Labrador, 'Truffle'."

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The Lord's Tears

by Jerie J. Wilson
(Eight Mile, AL, USA)

Rain--tears from the Lord
that flows very painfully
because of our sins.















Bio: Jerie Wilson, a baby boomer who loves Haikus, travel and nature.

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Summer Heat

by Richel Adriano
(Legazpi City, Philippines)

Summer heat pricking
her fair delicate skin,
Crunchy, red apple!

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Haiku - Daisy

by Marcela Re Ribeiro
(Brazil)

White daisies flourish
Beautiful smiles blossoming
Enchant the garden.

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Beaches

by Gracey
(Charlotte, NC)

water splashes me
sun shining on my face
sand between my toes

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About the author: "HI! My name is Gracey and I am 10 years old. "

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Kitana

A sword in saiya
Gleaming magnificently
But a weapon of war.

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About the author: "Aidan Tegeler age 11
Samurai fanatic."

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Dead Astronaut

by Bonny
(Charleston, WV)

Poor dead astronaut
Eternally floating space
Black holes are the end

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About the author: "Bonny lives in Charleston, WV and is a graphic designer. Her favorite poet is Keats."

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Butterflies

by Robyn Bills
(Mesa, Arizona, USA)

Butterflies soaring
beautiful and gracefully
In the bright blue sky

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Love?

by Serena Sanderson
(Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)

You proud of yourself?
Get that ego stroked today?
Ego hear me now!

Stay away from me!
Your hateful soul has striked me!
I dont want revenge!

Revenge is wasteful
I want silence in my dreams
and new memories!

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Rafu-sen

by Hang
(California)

Rafu-sen flies down
The blossoms begin to wake
Birds chirp everywhere


explanation of Rafu-sen: Rafu-sen is a Japanese goddess, she is know as the goddess of plum blossoms

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A New Day

by Phil Day
(Corpus Christi, TX)

The sun has agreed
Today is over and left
Beauty is anew

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About the author: "Just a normal guy thinking of tomorrow..."

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Love

by Sharon Blackburn
(Cheltenham UK)

Feel from heart to heart
love pulsating between two
synchronisation

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About the author: "Hi, I'm Sharon - have been writing privately for a while. Thought I would share some of my haiku here. I live in Cheltenham, UK."

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Student Life

by Liam Reynolds
(England)

The moon takes over,
night time is upon the land,
my room is a mess.

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About the author: "Student in messy room."

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My Wife's Father

by RASchmidt
(PA)

Spring, barely budded
Missing Jay a double You
Mourning Dove Morning

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About the author: "Yesterday I heard Mourning Doves very early. The Doves' call reminds my wife of her father. Both are not with me and I miss them both very much."

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Naptime

by Colleen M. Farrelly
(Miami, FL, USA)

Pitter-pattering
raindrops drum against window
panes: spring’s sleepy song.

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About the author: "Colleen M. Farrelly, a graduate student at the University of Miami, is a freelance writer whose works have appeared in Edges Anthology, Four and Twenty, and The Marquette Journal, as well as commercially. She enjoys traditional and experimental forms of poetry, as well as art and music."

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Nature

by mica nicole talorete
(santolan pasig city)

mountains and oceans
beautify our surroundings
Please! do not abuse

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White Doves

by Malesha
(Bronx, New York, United States)

Two snowflakes falling
From the beautiful gray sky
Turn into white doves.

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About the author: "I like to read books and read poems. My favorite poet is Maya Angelou."

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Jonas First Snow Feeling

by Lavone
(Houston, TX, USA)

The snow freezing me
Cold burning my exposed skin
Release me of pain

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Seasons

by Erika Gottlieb
(Oakdale)

Winter can be cold
And Summer is the warmest
Spring and Fall are tied

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About the author: "I live in Oakdale and I'm in 5th grade. I am supposed to do a project so I am getting ahead! I love to read anything from Fantasy to a Biography and I LOVE reading and writing poems! I have three sisters and other than reading I enjoy hiking in Knights Fairy."

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Unexpected

by Kayla
(California)

Hawaii was where we went,
Relax by the pool, stress free,
When going back, crash.

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Resting

by D Hartigan
(UK)

An autumn-night sky
Of suns and stars explode 'neath
my feet as I dream.

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Shadows

by sharon
(harwich, ma, USA)

Afternoon shadows
creeping closer to my path.
Darkness will soon lead.

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About the author: "I've never written poetry (or anything for that matter), until I was inspired to write haiku two days ago, after I read a poet's blog. It's such fun!"

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Herbal Aroma

by Shawn Studnicka
(Cleveland, Ohio, United States)

Freshly grown mint leaves
Lace the backyard garden beds,
Sweetening summer.

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About the author: "I have a Bachelor's degree in English and a minor in music from Case Western Reserve University. My poetry often incorporates elements of nature as well as attention to rhythm and the musicality of words."

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Web

by Magda
(Malaysia)

Brilliant crystal thread sways
Touch my hazy breath
Quickly, it snaps back, shining.

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About the author: "The author is a young, ambitious, multi-lingual person who loves simplicity in words and vivid eloquence. The author usually writes short chapter books for her own amusrment and short stories. Also, this is the first time the author could talk about herself and not feel conceited because it is in the third person!"

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Wonderfully Made

by Noel Faderogao
(Odiongan, Romblon, Philippines)

see the verdant plants
floating islands in water
completely nourished.

crystal clear waters
a silent environment
good habitation.

beautiful nature
God gave to man to enjoy
thank Him in return.

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Dogs

by jose lopez
(chicago ill)

barking and shouting
licking and breathing harshly
its soft colored fur

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Spring

by ahmed hassan
(london)

spring's in the air
sunflowers are growing tall
children are laughing


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TEARS

by Sayli Tongaonkar
(Pune, Maharashtra, India)

Deep inside Ocean,
Dryness I found;
with wet handkerchief in hand
soaked in my tears.

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About the author: "Sayli Tongaonkar is from India, staying in Nigeria. Fond of writing poems since childhood. A school teacher."

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Geckos

by Kaia Lynn Miller
(fort myers florida united states)

geckos lick their eyes
some geckos can run up walls
most are 12 inches.

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About the author: "I am Kaia; I live in Fort Myers, Florida.I am 8 and have a brother. I had to write a poem on a lizard and chose a gecko."



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The End

by Greg
(Manassas, Virginia )

The world looked so dead
Sky vomited a gray smoke
Trees silently croaked

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Gratitude

You do not know how
well you are all living it
until you leave it.

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About the author: "Soin Alexander lives in New Jersey where she is Majoring in Creative Writing at Bloomfield College."

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Color Canvas

by Olivia Ferdig
(Pleasant Hill, MO US)

Brightness, dullness hue
Painting is first on my list
flat, long, round bristles

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About the author: "My name is Olivia Ferdig and I am in 7th grade. I am writing this haiku for a poetry contest. Hope you like it."

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Midnight Moods

by Neha Mishra
(Mumbai, Maharashtra, India)

As silent as unspoken words,
as dark as mysterious shadow in woods.
Let the half-way night read my moods.

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About the author: "Neha V Jha works an editor at a trade exhibition organising company in Mumbai, India. She has written articles for several trade magazines, newspapers and websites. Writing poems is one of her passions."

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Night Sky

by Saloni
(New Delhi, India)

Darkness? Blindness? A
Flipped over jar of black paint?
Pinned down by a star.

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Chill

by Jamie Coulson
(Oak Harbor, WA, USA)

Alone in the cold
Gazing at the winter snow
Melting into us

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Ice

by Katherine Geusebroek
(Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)

Shimmers like crystal
Shines like a beautiful gem
Yet danger for all

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About the author: "Student at Parkland Immanuel Christian School hoping that she is not that bad with words, with help from Michelle Byker. Grade 7. Working on haiku for a project."

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Forbidden

by Ellen
(Englewood, Fl)

Strong and fierce dragon
Meets soft little butterfly.
Their love is so pure.

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About the author: "Not much to say about me; I love poetry. Haikus are a simple way for me to relax and only pay attention to counting the words."

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Paradise Found

by Sherry Stancil
(Decatur, Alabama)

Gritty, oozing sand
Seeping between my ten toes
Life’s a beach!

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Sheer Madness

by Janka
(Midwest)

It's spring.
Birds sing like mad...
The world is mad
but does not sing.

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About the author: "Jana lives in the Midwest, USA, and is forever torn between two cultures. No favorite writer, since she has learned to read she read everything - including manuals."

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The Moon and Star Within the Velvet Dome

by June
(Cebu)

Icy spring waters
Calls to mind my love; Sitting
Under the pale moon

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A Golden Moment

by Sue B. Balcom
(Mandan, ND)

Whisk of Eagle’s wings.
Sweeping summer sky and clouds.
Much too warm for March.

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About the author: "Sue B. Balcom, weaver and editor, currently teaches photojournalism and markets for a small nonprofit farming organization. She lives along the Missouri River in North Dakota where the Garrison Dam prevents overland flooding, until last year..."

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Birds' Dawn Chorus

by Richel Adriano
(Legazpi City, Philippines)

Birds chirping, singing,
Say'ng hissely, sweety- hey...
Orchestra playing!

Cheerily, cheer- up,
Calling, courting merrily-
Love me, birdie sweet!

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The Dust Bowl 1925

by Gabriela
(Massachusetts)

war against nature
rain fighting evil drought
rain lost, no gain

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Spirit of the Forest

by Myles Mack
(Marienville, PA, USA)

I live in the woods
fast and strong.
Catch me if you can.

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About the author: "I am sixteen years old and I love to sit out in the quiet autumn sunshine and watch deer roam through the forest."

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Dark Flames

by Ian
(ALBUQUERQUE)

burned bridges ablaze
darkness engulfing the flames
everyone is gone

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About the author: "This is my first haiku."

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Death

by Avery
(Texas)

Quieting souls rest
Entombed in a casket
Trying to get out.

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About the author: "About me: I'm 12 years old. I love to write and my favorite sport is volleyball."

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Seasons

by Lois Di teodoro
(USA Newark, De)

Cool shadows fade.
ragged cliff, bath in sunlight;
new life emerges.

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Myth of Oneness

by Rev.Patricia Rae Kessel
(Portland, Oregon)

Two don't become one
You're still you, I remain me.
Marriage, NOT merger!

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Souls

by Johnny Ragland
(charlotte NC)

ancient trees have souls
souls are guarded within death
death never escapes trees

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About the author: "I am a Biology major at Wingate University taking a Literature class for general education. Our homework is to create this haiku. This is my first attempt at creating any type of poetry."

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Evolution and Other Haiku

by L. Di Teodoro
(Newark, De USA)

Evolution

Spring inhabitants
wrapped snugly in time:
Butterfly emerges.


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Untitled

Vermin
seek shelter in corn crib;
Bed and Breakfast.


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Feelings

Silence drowns
the piercing cry of loss;
redundant mountains echo.


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Anxiety

Turbulent waters surge;
trusses crumble,
confidence flows by.
redundant mountains echo.


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Decisions

The "di" is cast,
we are committed;
swording the absolute truths.

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About the author: "I am 80 years young...love to write just for fun."

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Here Goes...

by Brian S Kane
(Renton, WA)

Anxiousness sets in...
Teaching my son to drive now;
Knuckles white as snow.

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Kindred Spirit

by Frank
(Bethesda, MD)

Bluebirds in spring flight
Carrying spirits of past
Champagne corks will fly!

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About the author: "Collaboration by my wife, Paula and me, and sent as wedding well-wishes for the marriage of her 2nd cousin in May 2012, in a CA vineyard. We live in Maryland and recently saw the return of bluebirds to our neighborhood, after a long disappearance, a few days after our neighbor and dear friend, Jerry had passed away (he was 87 and a WW-II vet). I think the poem is a tribute to the beauty in nature, the past and people to whom we owe our thanks, hope for tomorrow, and the celebration of new beginnings."

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One in 500 years

by Sue B. Balcom
(Mandan, ND)

The morning calls of
Mourning doves have disappeared.
Floods separated our life.

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About the author: "Sue B. Balcom, weaver and editor, currently teaches photojournalism and markets for a small nonprofit farming organization. She lives along the Missouri River in North Dakota where the Garrison Dam prevents overland flooding, until last year..."

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Healed but Remains

by Mathura Gopalakrishnan
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)

The wound has healed,
but the scar,so dark remains
as proof of my past.

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Dodgeball

by Tim Wright
(Memphis)

Among the summer toadstools
The grasshoppers play dodgeball
With my stomping feet.

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Daffodils

Spring's new collection
Daffodils on the catwalk
arrive in yellow

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About the author: "I am a poetry student and writer in London. I love the concise and unexpected nature of haiku poetry. It feels like solving a puzzle."

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Fall Seems to Be Coming

by Lexi
(Suwanee GA.)

The little dull leaves
dance as they fall to the ground
the trees are now bare.

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Spring into Summer

by Patricia Rae Kessel
(Portland, Oregon)

Spring and summer merge
Delineation now wanes
Sun claims dominance!

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Sleepy Face

by John Marks
(Marienville, PA, USA)

Early-morning mug
looks like a mangled up thug.
Not something to see.

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About the author: "I am an eleventh grade student at Arlene Lissner High School. I have never written a haiku in my life until recently. I have found that I enjoy it."

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Blossoms

by Amanda Collins
(Simcoe Ontario Canada)

Sweet apple blossoms,
Fluffy little bumble bees,
Broken down dead trees

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More Than Red Hair

by Lynn S.
(St Louis, MO USA)

I see her red hair.
I see her redder temper.
She is more than that.

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About the author: "I am a mom of grown kids with a desire to write all that's in my heart - someday."

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Blossoms

by Hayley
(Davie, Florida)

The blissful blossoms
Hover over the treetops
Peeking at the day

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Strength

by Dorean A.
(Massachusetts)

Independent girl
Yes,that's who I am today
Strong,brave,caring,and real

Nothing will stop me
From achieving what I want
I am who I am

You have to live life,
Like it's your last day on earth
You are who you are

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About the author: "Hello, My Name is Dorean. I express my thoughts and ideas through poems and I love to write. I am 13 now and I feel comfortable and relieved when I write poems.They help me express myself better and help me reflect on my own life so I hope everyone can get something out of the poems that I write. So thank you for you time and support."

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Night and Day Animals

by noah schaplowsky
(fortworth)

Birds and deer go to sleep
owls and bats come out to
play.

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Frosted Glass

by Joann Grisetti
(Florida, USA)

frosted glass
blurs southbound birds
hurry! hurry!

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About the author: "Joann has been writing haiku since 1965 and enjoys the challenge of new words to draw the pictures. She was editor of Haiku, a quarterly journal, in the late 1960's and has been raising a family and traveling since then."

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Growth

by Trevor Christman
(Marienville, PA, USA)

My life has been hard.
No easy way around it.
Hard times make us strong.

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About the author: "I am an eleventh grade student at Arlene Lissner High School in Marienville, PA. I am an avid weightlifter and outdoorsman who has done his best to rise above the past."

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Nihility of Survival

by John Bustard
(Honolulu, HI)

perfection alas,
the unrealistic goal
of serenity

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The Game

by John Hawkins
(Marienville, PA, USA)

Thrown high in the air,
helmet tight around my head,
raised arms high, TOUCHDOWN!

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About the author: "I am an eleventh grade student at Arlene Lissner High School in Marienville, PA. This is my first attempt at writing haiku and I have found that I enjoy it. I love football and many other sports."

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Winter

by Ryan Dryburgh
(Justin, Tx, USA)

The Snowy Leaves,
Fall Like Feathers Floating On Air,
Explode Into Smoke.

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Snow

by Jenny
(Hong Kong)

Snow is in winter
animals leave tracks on it
everywhere in world.

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A Lake Erie Shore

by Shawn Studnicka
(Cleveland, Ohio, United States)

Waves on the break wall
Spilling onto the roadway
Halts westbound traffic

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About the author: "My name is Shawn Studnicka. I have a Bachelor's degree in English from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio."

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Mentation

by Jerome Beverungen
(Baltimore MD 21228)

Snowstorm paperweight.
Sometimes my thoughts coalesce.
Then, sometimes,they don't.
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About the author: "Also passionate about B&W photography."

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Sunset

by Jordan
(Knoxville, Tennessee)

colors flood the sky
the sun is slowly setting
oh how beautiful

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Rusting My Tin Ears

by burpo
(russian river ,ca usa)

storm clouds moan gently
just like cellos with dry throats
rusting my tin ears

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Sigh

by Russell Cutts
(Georgia)

In aged, frustrate
Sleeping child, peacefully sweet
Inhale, exhale, sigh

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About the author: "Russell Cutts is an paleoarchaeologist, educator, writer and 'manny'. His books include Blackbird Dreams (anthropoetry), WildFire - Fire Making Art (friction fire and culture), and Native America Bites Back."

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Bombay Rain

by Saloni
(New Delhi, India)

Pellets from above
The wet attack I embrace
Lust for Bombay rain

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Inspiration's Stars

by Edwin Yeung
(Hogwarts School of Wordcraft and Poetry)

When inspiration
Leaves,look to the light that makes
A world without words

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Can I Stop?

by Shaelynn Jones
(USA)

Water lilies floating around
Through the gentle stream, wondering
What could I do? Can I stop?

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Pathways

by Julie
(Cambridge, MA)

pink blossoms floating
cover the moist grounds green moss
bare feet imprints image

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Daughters in Canada

by Pat Warren
(Bristol, United Kingdom)

Fly beloved father
Daughters in Canada wait,
Two, long lost, now found.

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About the author: "I'm a legal secretary working in Bristol and a student of the Writers' Bureau. I have had two pieces of work publised on Creative Writing and been short listed for Writers' News Magazine. This is my first attempt at poetry of sorts."

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Pain from the Fall

by Cal reilly
(Sydney )

Vertigo for plums,
Top branch of the autumn tree,
What a painful fall.

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Flying Leaves

by Mikki
(U.S.A)

There they go flying,
Up so high and spinning back,
Helicopter leaves.

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Ubiquity

by SuriShiva KUmar
(Melbourne)

red rose has thorns sharp;
charming lotus blooms in slushy mud
In all seek goodwill!

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H2O

by Dusty Hamilton
(san jose, ca, usa)

she is beautiful
in every way a flower
sincerely, the rain

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About the author: "A practicing artist whose spirit was repronounced during a love-struck relationship. His daily worship of pen has brought him closer to the role he will be remembered for."

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Never Been Like This Before

by Amarpreet Dhaliwal

Leaning on the wall
I watch the clouds moving quick
Trying not to be gloomy

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Bandit of Love

by Kaitlyn Potts

Night’s merciless wrath,
Who stole him from her, has caused
Diamond’s song to end.

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About the author: "Kaitlyn P. is a horse lover, plays piano, and lives in North Carolina."


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Silver Urn

by Karen Fahey
(Breezy Point, NY, USA)

I put forsythia
In my mother’s silver urn
It brings memories

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About the author: "This is one of my first poems. I live in Rockaway, which is in New York City and I am a clothing designer."

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Visit to my village (after half a century absence)

by Franco Paisio
(Sydney, Australia)

House where I was born
Paint peeling crumbling old
Oleanders in bloom

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About the author: "Franco Paisio is an abstract painter & poet, living in self-imposed exile in Australia from his native Italy. "



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Dreaming

by Kawira Njeru
(Reutlingen-Germany)

A day spent dreaming
In the foliage of Woods
Clang with nature worn

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About the author: "Born and grew up in Kenya and living in Germany for 9 years. Recently published a book of poetic stories on social, political and environmental issues."

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Ghost

by Brian S Kane
(Renton, WA)

Ghost in the bathroom...
He left the toilet seat up;
It wasn't me, swear.

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A Day About You

by Lesly Cook
(West Hills CA USA)

Your eyes look past me
As our hearts search for answers
A trusting exchange

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About the author: " My name is Lesly Cook. I live in Los Angeles. I am preparing to join the Walk to End Alzheimer's and I wanted to tell a story as a poem about my experience working with people with memory impairment. They have touched my heart, and our stories become the sweetest exchange of what we give to each other every day."

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YouTube

Yesterday it worked
Today it is not working
YouTube is like that

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Savannah

by Ben Langford
(London, UK)

Scorching dusty ground
Lions lazing with their pride
Nothing to be seen

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Hot Sun

by kaitlyn nicolai
(winter haven florida)

the bright sun beats down
but when we get some cool drinks
everyone says woopie

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Eggplant

by Gordon C
(Menlo Park CA, USA)

Luminous purple baby butt soft
Waiting Buddha still
Eat me.

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About the author: "One time potter. Now a normal person."

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Sunset

by Gabriela Eckensberger
(Massachusetts)

Sunset, fiery red
under metallic blue. white
waters crash ashore

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Sakura

by Sophia Mitchell
(Tokyo, Japan)

Japan's sakura
smell so good and look so nice
soon I say good-bye.

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About the author: " I am 10 years old. And I love sakura trees (cherry blossoms). I go to Seisen International School."

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Love Lives Again

by Liza
(Manila, Philippines)

The rays of the dawn
come piercing through the cold hearts
resurrecting love.

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About the author: " I am 41 years old. Single. Work in the government."

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Birth

by Mitchell Glazier
(Martinsburg, WV, USA)

Oily child talks
on steel table, a cord snap,
new world cry, black black.

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About the author: "I am an eleventh grader trying to find excitement. Writing is my saving grace, specifically poetry."

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Rain

by Ellen Joyce Soriano
(Dubai, United Arab Emirates)

The rain falls slowly
People scramble for cover
Ah, the world is cleansed

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About the author: " I got into photography years ago and just recently thought about using haiku poems as captions for the shots that I take thus this new diversion. This is my first haiku poem."

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Piano

by Christianna
(Greenwood SC USA)

I play the piano,
It is fun and amusing.
I like it so much!

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About the author: " I'm 13 year old 7th grader."

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Spring

by Crystal Brown
(USA)

A soft pink petal
the sweet smell of a flower
oh! how i love spring

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He

by Fiona Goh
(Malaysia)

He, like April rains,
randomly touching my nose,
Wordlessly he goes.

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The rain can fall

by Alyssa
(Alabama)

Raindrops glisten red
On the sunken battlefield
Many soldiers dead

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I don't want to lose you

by Esperanza
(Arizona)

Please don't go away
Hurry before I die now
NO!,just stay with me

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Warm Globe

by Suparna
(New York)

Daffodils yellow
Cherry blossoms in the City
Beautiful globe warms

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About the author: " This is my first Haiku."

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Loss

by Tara Lynn
(El Dorado Hills, CA)

Oh! A tragic lawn
mower death - Mourning the loss
of the buttercups

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Nature

by Nithushan
(Toronto)

Natures beautiful
suns shining and birds chirping
and the worlds at peace

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About the author: "small-town boy in Toronto, smart and active."

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Shadows

by Kelsey
(Minnesota)

Follows your path
Darkness surrounding you
Copying what you do

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Grass

by Daniel Tyree
(Whittier California)

Green, mowed short, widespread
Itchy, spiky, dry and dead
Common suburb sprawl

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Stay Summer!

by Sophia Mitchell
(Tokyo, Japan)

Finally! Summer!
Hello beaches in LA
PLEASE don't come here Fall!

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The Forest

by Nate

Greenery, see it?
All around, even inside
Makes me feel joyful.

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About the author: " I am just an eleven year old kid who likes poetry and games. They always told me I wrote beautiful poetry..."

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Old Love

by Karla
(Lewisville, Texas)

Old yellow pages
love poems I never sent
crumbling into dust

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About the author: "I found the love poems in a drawer and when I picked them up they crumbled..."

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Bye, Winter!

by Sophia Mitchell
(Tokyo, Japan)

Spring is coming soon
The white on trees are leaving
But animals come!

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About the author: " I am 10 years old and I love seasons. And I love animals my favorite is panda. Animals come mean they stop hibernating."

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Life's Tale

by Mwewa Chilufya
(Lusaka, Zambia)

As the rain pours on
Even the ants who built forts
Will get washed away

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About the author: "This my first real haiku...I love poetry and the culture that comes with it...as a victim of acculturation I have opted to adopt this in the hope of defining myself."

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The Game

by Robert Candler
(Oklahoma City, OK)

One wake-up away
From the best day of your life.
Life's just a crapshoot.

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The Wonderful Season

by Sincere
(Hartford Ct united states)

mist over the pond . . .
the moonlight shines
off the water like glass

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Sunset

by Sophia Mitchell
(Tokyo, Japan)

The beautiful sun
Is now setting and leaving
And I do also.

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Picnic

by Mrs. Atwell's 2nd Grade 2011-2012
(MES Atlanta, GA)

checkered blankets lay
the midday sun shines brightly
yummy food to eat

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About the author: "We are an awesome second grade class learning to write Haiku poetry! Mrs. Atwell's class ROCKS!"

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Sleepy in science

by Rebecca Wilkerson

I am very bored
Sleeping in my science class
In my own dream world

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Where Beauty and Nature Combine `

by Hellen Beltran
(Norwalk, CT USA)

Winter is lovely
Although it may look crusty;
It is beautiful

Flowers will bloom bright:
Sunshine will scream “Good morning!”
Beauty spreads and owns

Moist, burning tan skin;
Wishing for water to cool
Yet we wait in time

Pureness in the breeze;
Without air I cannot breathe
The sanity chills.

Leaves shall flow and soar
What shall save them from the pain;
None, no one, nothing

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Teenagers

by Nicholle Flores
(Fairfield,CA)

Snotty,Conceited,
Think they're all that, make me puke,
Will I be like that?

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About the author: "Written by Nicholle Flores age 12."

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Still Sweet

by Lalo
(Not In Spain)

I found an old kiss,
bottled young and fiery.
I think it's for you.

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Morning Research Paper

by Ian Lee
(Millburn, New Jersey, United States)

Dark eerie morning
Typing the research paper
Wish you good fortune.

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Football

by Tommy
(Houston, TX, USA)

Frozen, waiting--SNAP!
Players exploding, driving
Into the mud crash.

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About the author: "A middle school student. It is my first haiku."

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Summer

by Sanhita Baruah
(Assam)

The yellow mustards,
with summer's warmth, singing birds,
sunsets and songs heard.











I am a 20-year old dame pursuing B.Tech. in Assam Engineering College

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The Starting of Fall

by Sophia Mitchell
(Tokyo, Japan)

Yellow, orange, red
Is everything I see now
Say good-bye to green!

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About the author: "I am 10 years old and this is about fall starting and the colors yellow, orange, and red leaves."

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Rain

by Sashi Chhabra
(California)

The wonderful rain
pounding on streets and lanes
A new beginning

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Live a Drug Free Life

by kaitlyn
(winter haven florida)

you should be drug free
should be healthy and happy
can't get another life

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Love

Love is in the air
It makes me just so happy
Lots and lots of love

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About the author: "I'm a 6 year old boy and this is my first poem."

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Bio in Short

by Robert Candler
(Oklahoma City, OK)

It's been a good run
To the back side of sixty,
The short side of time.

First Hollywood kiss
Behind a pink crepe myrtle.
Thanks, Patsy Werner.

High school was okay.
Didn't help me to focus;
So, my mind wandered.

Surfed Bonzai Pipeline,
Big waves break into lava.
What made me do it?

Vietnam jungles.
I wondered why I was there.
America lost.

Smoking pot. Stereo.
Good fun in the seventies.
Psychedelics too.

And three wives later,
I finally found true love.
We're still together.

Sooners are my team.
Most winning football program
In the Modern Era.

Ready to retire.
Not worried what I will do.
There's always something.

I'd chase young girls; but,
Any I might catch must have
A Grampa fetish.

Only thing that's gold
About the golden years is
The stains on the sheets.

Would have written more;
But I just can't remember
What I wanted said.

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The Rainbow of Water

by Caitlin Lopez
(Stamford CT, U.S.A)

the butterflies swoop
vivid colors of rainbows
rippling like a stream

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The lessons of wounds

by Babit Gurung
(Darjeeling, West Bengal, India)

Wounds of passed burdens,
Heals the future’s hurt, lets you
Grow with own lessons.

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About the author: "A social worker with versatile characteristics of a freelancer: creative writer, jewellery designer, painter, customer relationship expert."

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My Dog

by Madeline
(New Mexico)

Cisco is my dog.
The best dog in the whole world.
He is my best friend.

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The Effects of Neon

by Robert Candler
(Oklahoma City, OK)

The night's neon glow
Makes your path so obvious.
Walk on the wild side.

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Michelle's Breeze

by Debbie
(Duxbury,MA USA)

Ocean breeze gently
Blowing spring through lace curtains
Fills my heart with joy.

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About the author: "This Haiku was inspired by a friend's FB post; I just rearranged her words to fit the format and added the 3rd line."

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Spring

by Estafani Ocha
(Stockton)

winter chased away
short-sleeved shirts and birds return
warm breeze surrounds me

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The Winter Blanket

by Rachael
(Ma)

Cold trees stand so tall
Their dying leaves start to fall
The blanket will come

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The waters everywhere

by Morgan
(Passadumkeag ME USA)

Waterfalls roaring;
The lake getting higher
And then it burst out

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Nature Knows

by Iris Wild
(Urbandale, Iowa)

New day dawns with haze
Light and Dark sing together
White and Black Unite

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Winter

by Brianna
(Fargo, North Dakota)

Christmas lights twinkle
Snowflakes blanket the cold ground
Santa Claus is near

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Both

by Claudia
(Texas)

She timidly screams
The beastly creature appears
I know both are me

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Leaves of Fall

by Brandon
(United States)

The bright leaves of fall
Trampling all grass until none
Is left to be seen

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Seasons change

by chhanda
(Omaha NE. USA)

It is summer's end
The apple tree bows heavy
Waiting for next spring

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Deserted woods

by Adam

In the snowy woods
It is cold and deserted
But I see something...

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Bloodied

Bougainvillea
Splashes bright blood across
A white washed wall.



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Hana's Life

by Jared Evans
(Canada)

Only young, she was
She lived a happy life
Yet the Nazis came

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Love

by Che Thao
(Sacramento, California)

best time of your life
then your life is in darkness
a friend or a foe?

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A Cold Blanket

by isabella brewer
(new jersey)

White snowflakes falling
A cold blanket engulfs me
Winter is coming

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Birds

by John Markus
(New York)

Birds tweet in the sky.
They fly very high in the sky.
They all live freely.

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Tsunami

by chhanda
(Omaha NE. USA)

Tsunami they say,
Wipes away all joy, all love
Just like Death, almost.

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Autumn

by Ron Larter
(Suffolk, England, UK)

Tired leaves falling
brown red yellow and orange
it’s not snowing yet

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About the author: "aged 64, artist and published poet of free verse living in Suffolk, England."

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Beach Spring

by Scott Pogue
(Navarre Beach, Florida USA)

Surf is slamming sand
oily bodies sing pink songs
sheets burn with desire

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The Flowing River

by Mrs. DeWalt's 4th Grade Class
(Hartford, Wisconsin USA)

Swishing in the sun
Calm water flows peacefully
Echoes in my mind

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Land's End

by Chhanda
(Omaha NE. USA)

Mountain and the sea,
Kiss shyly by the shoreline
Veiled by the mist.

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Eagles

by Billy Bongo
(South Park, PA, U.S.A)

Eagles fly very high
Eagles fly proud in the sky
Eagles swoop and soar

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Clouds Every Day

by ALONDRA JACINTO
(los angeles,california,USA)

Clouds change every day
Some are white and some are gray
Friends to wind and us

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Drifts in the Field

by Allston Wade
(Bristol, TN)

Snow is falling down
Blowing in drifts in the field
Ready for our play

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Song of the Night

by Omkar
(India)

Song of silence, hark!
The night has something to say,
listen to its tune.

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Bored so did this

by Edwin Jorge
(Germany)

No one travels
Along this way but I,
This autumn evening.

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Grandmother

by Christine Davis
(San Marcos, CA)

Soft, kind face that smiles
imagining and dancing
She, a young ballerina

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The Smile

by Joslyn Sandau
(Vesta, MN, U.S.)

A smile that talks,
leaves everyone wanting more,
but I must walk further.

Life's wonders haunt me,
knowing I must walk alone,
leave a smile behind.

I will go further,
to be someone's hero and,
watch them smile too.

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Sands of Time

by Christine K.
(Virginia)

Swirling through life
like a flurry of confetti
the sanative sands

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Post

by Kristen Scharf
(New York, New York)

Little metal box
that holds messages so dear,
when will you fill up?

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Snow of Regret

by Ray
(Topeka, KS, USA.)

Snow fell on old corpse
sighs of distant regret
why did I waste life?

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The Cherry Tree

by brennan browley

Cherry tree in snow...
Soundlessly cries with pink tears...
A Bouquet of Spring !!

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Storms

by Marisa
(Virginia Beach, VA)

Wind blowing harder
Then the trees swaying outside
A Storm is outside.

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To Love, Duality (One in Two), Meaning of Life

by Oye Talabi
(Dallas, TX)

To Love:
What is it to love?
To one with caution, to all
Unconditional.

Duality(One in two):
We are two, yet one
Without a doubt different,
Yet one and the same.

Meaning of Life:
I search all my life,
Ha! I finally get it
Aww, it's all over

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About the author: "I just started writing poetry and haiku about a year ago and I find it very inspirational and relaxing. Now, I trying to find some meaning to everything in and around of me."

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Wind

by Nicole Anderson
(Minot, North Dakota, US)

I love the wind
air blowing through your hair
feels like I'm flying

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Life & Death

by Susan Carr
(Swindon, UK)

Dew drops on web
Make beauty out of water
Spider catches fly
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The Palace

by Breighanna
(Canada)

As the wind blows through,
the town and over the palace,
we all scream in fear!

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Abode

by Lavi
(Madison,WI,USA)

Quietness in abode
Heart filled with a memory
Becomes alive

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Trilliums

by j. fike
(pennsylvania)

milliums and milliums
of trilliums-
Cinderella slippers

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Pennsylvania
where the trilliums grow"

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Wind

by Kayz Takeda
(Flint, MI)

Sweet sweet Autumn breeze
Blowing my hair everywhere
Able to be fixed

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Lone Flower

by WilliamH.
(Alaska)

A distant flower
In the Winter shade struggles
Still feeling of love

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Tiger

by vaishnavi
(India)

the tiger roars
behind bamboo ambush
i hear the jungle call

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Nightfall in Mismaloya

by Cynthia Roswick
(Mismaloya, Mexico)

Sun go down to sleep
Wake up noise and dance on air
Roosters make the music

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About the author: "When the sun goes down here the village comes alive with music, roosters crowing, cats fighting, people partying. I write poetry and this is my second haiku poem. We have around 20 roosters in village and they all sing a different note. Quite interesting. Retired here in Feb 2012"

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Lily pond

by Chhanda
(Omaha. NE)

Deep green,soft water,
Soothe my sad, burning eyes.
Real or Monet?

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Seasonal Affective Disorder

by SuriShiva KUmar
(Melbourne)

Stark, barren branches
Seasonal Deciduous mind
Hoping spring return

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Outside Starbucks

by Alex Z
(Chicago, IL)

Morning coffee’s hot
My hands are wrapped around it
Winter is a bitch!

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The time of year

by Ebba
(Sweden)

Cherry petals fly
Young green leaves colors the sky
Time to pay taxes

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Summer

by Luis Barajas-Lopez
(North Carolina)

The hot breeze on me
Waiting for it a long time
Two months of freedom

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Summer

by pedro pico
(new jersey)

the melting summer
sun burns as picture perfect
memories freeze

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The Journey

by Second Grade Sailors
(Baton Rouge, LA)

A nice stream flowing
Carrying leaves on a trip
Down a waterfall

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Autumn

by Nomusa
(South Africa)

autumn yellow leaves
running around everywhere
with no direction

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Autumn Leaves

by Jenna Franzen
(St. Charles, Missouri)

Leaves fall gracefully
swirling, twirling in the wind
the dance of autumn

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Nature

by Cheryl England
(Oreana, IL)

I swim in a stream.
Beautiful dandelions.
The teepee is old.

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Summer Days

by Ashley Key
(Flint,Michigan)

The warm summer sun
Beaming down warm memories
Matures to cold nights

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Happiness

by Arlene
(U.S.A.)

Rain on the willow
bending branches to and fro
sun on willow branches glow

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Overseas War

by Lacey
(USA)

Blue sky, puffy clouds
The tranquil sun soaking me:
a delusive peace.

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A Picnic

by Effie
(Minnesota)

day of happiness
laughter, celebration and
a curious death

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Black Abyss

by Kyle
(Colorado)

forever falling
lost in the dark void of space
feeling peace at last

a single moment
a dream of ecstacy
life's lights fading fast

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About the author: "Wanted to try my hand at writing a two piece haiku to set the tone for a concept album I'm recording."

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Gecko Bedmate

by cynthia roswick
(Mismaloya, Mexico)

My bed gecko sleeps
Did not feel him in the night
In morn what a fright

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The Breakup

by Chris
(North Carolina)

For this is the end...
startled by a love gone cold,
sobered by regret.

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Autumn Thoughts

by Anabel Gonzalez
(Mooresville, North Carolina)

Greatest show on earth
Turkey, corn and pumpkin pie
Thankful to be free

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The Journey

by Second Grade Sailors
(Baton Rouge, LA)

A nice stream flowing
Carrying leaves on a trip
Down a waterfall

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Hungry Hawk

by Ron Larter
(Suffolk, England, UK)

Large meadow
with limp poppies
hungry hawk

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Wind in My Hair

by brandon thayn
(utah, united states of america)

in a tree i am
but today i am more free
to start soaring to...

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Fall Fun

by Ruqayyah Octavious
(USA)

Red leaves my Birthday
Halloween to celebrate
Go trick or treating

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Daughters of the sun

by Kimberly Jones
(Reno, Nevada)

Flowers in sunlight
Dancing the wind of cousins
Roses rising up

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Calming

by Tim
(Atlanta)

The Summer Spring
Peaceful in the valley
Colors of nature

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The tall tree

by Chris Kiker
(North Carolina,U.S.A.)

The Tree stands so tall
Unmoveable as a rock
but it is soon cut.

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True Love

by Kimmberly Rod
(columbus,ohio,USA)

he looked at me,
i knew it, he's here for me
and i just blew it

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Winter

by Naomi
(Addis ababa,ethiopia)

Winter has arrived
Rain showering slowly on trees
Soon will be summer

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Diamond

by Nico
(Macau)

Diamond is pretty
Just like a little star shines
Wow, so beautiful.

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Tears

by Mariyam Nuzha
(Malvives)

Salt drops comes from eyes
Teach nothing but to survive
Cherish then you become

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Rain

by Ayesha Adeel
(New York City)

Rain droplets dripping
Making the flower dance and play
Giving life to plants


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Autumn by the River Side

by jameca
(sumter,sc)

autumn arrrived at
the river side
leaves slowly fell

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About the author: "The name is jameca like the island jamaica just pronounced and spelled different. My favorite color is blue, it reminds me of summer which is my favorite season. My birthday and the 4th of july are my favorite holidays. My favorite month is July, and my favorite day is Friday."

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Sun's Passion

by Nazanne
(Dallas, Texas)

Hospitality
Of the sun's glow on my skin
Slowly absorbing

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About the author: "My name is Nazanne and I am a 15 year old deaf girl from Texas. I enjoy music and dancing and looking forward to becoming better at poetry."

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Poets

by Daisy moran

Alfred Tennyson
Wonderful poet writer
Amazing poems

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Beaches

by Kevin
(Albany,CA)

Beaches are awesome
There are lots of small waves there
They have lots of shells




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Him

by shalini joseph
(dubai - United Arab Emirates)

Gushing streams down the mountains
Gushing are my emotions
I miss him

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Relentless Sea

by Lozza
(Western Australia)

Vicious rolling waves
And spits of salty white spray
Sand is washed away

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Beach

by Saad Amir

hot weather mostly
enjoy yourself in the sun
nice comfy white chairs

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Apple

by naila adnan
(karachi, pakistan)

Apples are so red
It is healthy food for us
It strengthens our teeth

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Fright By Nature

by Shannon Butler
(SK, Canada)

A cloudy spring's eve
Brings raindrops puddling down
A fawn leaps in fright

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The Ancient Times

by Terry
(Shanghai, China)

The sky filled with birds
The land roamed with dinosaurs
This happened long ago

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Shadow

by Eric Keane
(Dublin, Ireland)

A cold winter night
Standing just outside my door
A ghostly figure

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About the author: " Things always come into my head when I can't sleep."

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Ebb Tide

by Robert Candler
(Oklahoma City, OK)

Faster and farther
My once bushy hair recedes.
Aging is cruel.






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Green Spring

by Light in Darkness
(West Country, England)

Bronze Leaves lay on grass
discarded like fallen hearts
wait for the green Spring.

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Grand Falls

by Ms. Catanzariti
(Little Egg Harbor NJ)

Flowing streams of blue
Watery cascades of foam
Showered beneath me.

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The Spatial Language

by Adiaratou Kaba
(New York)

Glide across the floor,
Quivering concise movements,
Beauty in motion.

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Season

by Lisa Ranae
(Madison Heights , MI)

The flower colors start to fade
The tiny snowflakes pour down
The cake starts to bake

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Fall

by layshamata
(nyc )

the warm air cools down
leaves turning from green to orange
sighs of a new season

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A Place To Hang Your Hat

by Peyton
(Wilmington, NC, United States)

The water crashes on the sand,
The fish jump out to play,
But then it all goes away

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Birthday Kiss

by Joanna Allas
(Manila, Philippines)

A haiku for my beloved on his birthday...

This magical day
Alongside the greet and cheers
I give you my kiss.

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Storm Clouds

by Poppy
(Cumbria UK)

Storm clouds gather
unfolding umbrellas shake
the deluge nearer to me

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Memorial Day

by Donna Bitttmann
(Pittston, PA)

Memorial Day,
Whispers of those who have died,
While defending home.

The ocean sings songs
In harmony with the moon
As the tide rises.

Sunset turns the sky
Into many different shades
Of beautiful color.

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Woods At Night

by Diego Munoz
(El Paso, TX)

Dark wood, and moonlight
Moon peeks through the trees, cool night
Silent shadows, chill.

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Evening River

by Lozza
(Carramar, Western Australia, Australia)

Water like rippled gold
Flows down the ev'ning river
Reflecting Sun's rays

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Loving Disaster

by Bryan James
(WA)

Together at last
We only have each other
Loving Disaster

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Buried at Sea

by Ben Stevens
(Reedsburg WI)

The twinkling eyes
gazing at the vast ocean
scene of great emotion

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Trees Glorify

by Ruthanne Pomelee
(Shreveport, Louisiana)

Tips of the trees breathe
Stretching into the bright sky
Clapping leaves for joy.

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Quest

by SuriShiva KUmar
(Melbourne)

Dark night cool moonlight
roaring waves embrace rocks
solitary reaper!

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Mother's Day

by Julie Sergovic
(Upper Darby PA)

Flowers burst open
Their heads raised high toward the sky.
Mother's Day is here!

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Majestic Seas

by Karlene
(Flagstaff, AZ)

Grey Majestic Seas
Waves billowing in the wind
Rigid Rocks above

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A Heavy Spring

by michele bowes
(Mill Valley, CA)

An imminent death
A fall that broke the hinges
Both sisters faced each other

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Season

by Giselle
(Mooresville NC)

Delightful climate
Mountains embracing the sun
Heavenly palette

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In the Snow, a Bird

by kaleeM rajA
(luton, bedfordshire, England)

In the snow, a bird
Under the blue cedar shade
Dead by a crouched cat.

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The Elephants Bell

by Mia
(tennessee)

look in the distance
hear the wildest elephants
feel the iron bell

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No end. No explanation

by Curtis C Shields
(Albuquerque, NM, U.S)

Mountains and Oceans.
Endless in both directions.
Is like water to death.

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Vengeance and Forgiveness

by Marie L. Pfeifer
(Bernardsville, NJ, USA)

Vengeance is sour grapes
Forgiveness is sweeter wine
Mine to seek and give

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The Beach

A bird is calling
Sea foam washes on the shore
No one here but me

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Dark Broken Clouds

by Aleelah fox
(gastonia, north carolina)

The last dark broken clouds
Fade after the sun is gone
The clouds stay away eternally

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Shin Splints

by Ryan
(Peekskill, NY)

Sweat glistened pavement
Bold sun in the afternoon
Don't run with flip-flops!

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The Lord is My Shepherd

by kwesi kwatia
(Accra-Ghana)

Grandmother's death is bittersweet
she confesses the lord is my shepherd
before her last breath

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Relativism

by kwesi kwatia
(Accra-Ghana)

Our days are numbered
in these times of the devil's onslaught
when man worships relativism

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Pea Vine

by Carrie Berg
(Spokane, Washington)

known “Pea vine Jimmy”
grew pea vines on the hop barn
at the Spokane House

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Derbyshire Ant

by James Finch
(Derbyshire, UK)

On weathered sandstone
an ant crawls, stops then retreats
silica sparkles

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About the author: "I'm an artist-sculptor, poet and cat lover who lives in the craggy Derbyshire Dales."

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Pacific Islands

by Helen
(Dublin, Ireland)

Adventure boat rests
on turquoise pacific seas
Thunderous clouds loom

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About the author: "Helen O'Neill lives in Ireland and loves reading,particularly contemporary fiction and poetry. Mary Oliver is her favourite poet. This is her first attempt at Haiku poetry!"

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River of Life

by deepti
(mysore)

Waves bounce Lifeboat
Reflects color sensation fast
reproduce to grow and breathe

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About the author: "3d designer and software professional."

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Independence

by Brian Selleck
(Tucson, AZ)

Vibrant color burst
Shower of flaming embers
Celebrate freedom

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Dust to Dust

by kwesi kwatia
(Accra-Ghana)

Kwesi works at the mortuary
always embalming dead bodies for a funeral
who knows more about death

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About the author:"My name is Kwesi Kwatia.I'm a radio broadcaster and an event specialist.I love writing poetry whenever I can."

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Home

by Emily Contryman
(Walnut, CA, USA)

At last I am home
Home for all of the seasons
Home after 12 years

Home since he had died
He died to protect my life
Because of that day!

I ran afterwards
I will run away no more
For I am now home

Home with family
Family who truly care
Who care about me

We will always care
We will protect each other
We love each other

At last I am home
Home with my true family
My strange family

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About the author:"This is part of a story, sort of, I am writing that’s a bit of a spin off of the X-Men series."

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Dying Day

by Brian Selleck
(Tucson, AZ)

Bleak grey twilight shroud
Smothering the dying day
Quiet mournful sigh

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Biding My Time Until The Time Is Right

by Dustin
(NY, upstate)

These eyes portray grey
I'll turn my own hourglass
That star will now rise

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About the author:"I'm one of those rare happy people left on this world. I have basically nothing to my name and a place I cannot call my own. But I have great friends and amazing dreams by my side. This poem is basically saying...You are you, and do as you please and dream. There's always time to spare."

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Four Haikus

by Maia Adams
(Manchester)

Water

You drink, swim and need.
Fills most of the Earth's surface,
A neccessity.

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Spring

Comes and brings new life.
A new beginning for Earth.
New leaves grow on trees.

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Green

Martians, trees, beauty,
Colour of mother nature;
It's one syllable.

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Autumn

Brown, yellow, orange and red.
Animals go and hide now.
Leaves twirl to the ground.

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Awakening World

by Brian Selleck
(Tucson, AZ)

Burning rays of sun
Iridescent morning glow
Awaken sleeping world

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Cold Stare

by Brian Selleck
(Tucson, AZ)

Weary bloodshot eyes
Look blankly on my visage
Cling to my aspect

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Floating World

by Brian Selleck
(Tucson, AZ)

Beautiful petals
Glistening on the water
Floating in your mind.

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About the author:"Author is a 37 year old male amateur poet."

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A King and Friend!

by Araldo Newman Jr
(Mechanicsville, Md. USA)

One blameless human
three nails in his hands and feet,
All sins forgotten

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About the author:"I'm just a follower of the truth. Everything I write here, is an expression of that truth! I am just a man, showing the expression to the world!"

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Hidden in Plain Sight

by Christopher A. Gulden Jr.
(Houston , Texas , USA )

What am I seeing
   So familiar, yet distant 
The fog clears away

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About the author:"My name is Chris Gulden, I am an aspiring student of Zen Buddhism, I have studied for three years in private. I wish only to give words to my experiences."

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Brownie Cake

by saima shoaib
(karachi)

The sweet brownie cake
Soft brown with the chocolate
Eaten all by me.

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Flora

by Oscar Sparrow
(Southampton UK)

Sun on rose open
to bees brushing pollen code.
A buzz blooms one life.

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About the author:"Oscar Sparrow, a woodbeepoet, lover of nature and author of collection "I threw a stone". Lives near Southampton. Lorry driver when not writing."

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The Answer

by Max Porter
(Tiffin, Ohio)

Just for the record,
the answer to your riddle
is an egg. Bye now.

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Who am I?

by Rakib Uddin Ahmed
(Kallyanpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh)

River, hills and sky,
Life, death and the song of love;
Am I your friend?

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Summer's Grace

by tina andrews
(sparta, tennessee)

the summer brought you
from oklahoma to me
no words to describe

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About the author:"This is my first haiku."

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Tongue-Tied

by kwesi kwatia
(Accra-Ghana)

I love her to death
but I couldn't say it
in a given breath

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Harmattan

by kwesi kwatia
(Accra-Ghana)

The harmattan
dries and cracks up every soft lip
to a non-stop lick

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Buzz About Summer

by Phyllis Jean Green
(Chapel Hill, NC, USA)

paw prints in pollen
tipsy bees lean on rose stems
summer's belly swells

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About the author:"Phyllis Jean Green has been writing since she was 8. That was 70 years and hundreds of poems, stories, and essays, and a book ago. She has had the privilege of working with patients who suffered strokes and head injuries and children with disabilities. She and her husband of 58 years have four great-grandchildren. She can't believe how lucky she is."

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Mourning

by George McDonough
(Huntsville, Alabama)

cold, dark, endless night
grief, despair, regret, and pain
pale dawn, life beckons

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About the author:"Retired NASA engineer who always wanted to be a writer."

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I Don't Fear My Death

by Peter Lewis
(Wigan, Lancs, UK)

I don't fear my death
but what I do fear is the
ending of my life.

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About the author:"My name is Peter Lewis. I live with my wife and our youngest daughter in Wigan, Lancs. I have two older daughter who are married with children. I am a semi-retired teacher (the best kind) and write for enjoyment."

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Trees

by sgill
(BROWNSTOWN MI)

trees in the backyard
make me think of God
guide me through hard

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Transportation

by Wayne Arnold
(Louisiana)

Looking up through trees
Feeling her breathe, winds change
Computer folders close.

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Destructive Evolution

by Kaylei

Complete potential
Chronic struggle for power
Man’s basic decay.

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About the author:"My name is Kaylei Branch. I am currently enrolled as a graduate student in pursuit of a Ph.D in the field of neuroscience but in my spare time I enjoy random bursts of creativity and so I thought I'd try out a haiku!"

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Love

by Matthew Manser
(Townsville, Qld, Australia)

When I see your smile
Everything seems to be fading
My world is complete

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Happy Little Girls... Not

by Jessikah Jordan Watson
(Hoquiam, WA, United States of America)

lovely warming sun,
can not warm little girls hearts,
after virtues, robbed.










this ones accually written by Jessikah Jordan Watson. lol
unless where it was submitted altered it for me. ...the site i posted this to has the right to do so.

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Summer is Cold

by Tonya Rolin
(San Jose, CA)

Summer feels colder
than all the seasons combined.
When will this cold end?

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Bliss

by tina andrews
(sparta, tennessee)

the meaning of home
i want to dance in the heat
welcome to paradise

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Lively

by Jeremy
(JXN, MS, USA)

the wind blows in trees
the dead leaves now full of life
try and keep up now

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Primary Secondary

by janice crotty
(cambridge ma usa)

one row, four apples,
green red covers one and two
third, fourth, where's blue?

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Freedom

by mcpherson
(palm beach)

Escaping the secrets
The funeral of myself
Freedom is not an option

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Beautiful Like a Rose

by bre
(adelaide , gawler)

Kissed by the sunshine
the sweetly scented velvet
petals of Love bloom

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Red Canoe

by C. E, Snyder
(Kalispell , MT)

Snow has fallen light
Bright white on the red canoe
Summer is resting.

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About the author:"I have a rural newspaper route and see unexpected nature that is often over looked."

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Spring flows

by Yvette van Niekerk
(Witbank, Mpumalanga, South Africa)

Sunlight bursting forth in bright blue sky
Painted green leaves on bear trees
spring smiles through brown bark

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About the author:"As a very late bloomer I find myself exploring every avenue available to me. As wife, mother and grandmother I enjoy writing a little. As a novice I hope to learn and grow in the written word and motive all around me."

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The Soprano

by Kaitlin
(Colorado)

Scarlet rage she pouts,
Singing the altos section,
Is like writing left handed.

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Loves Rebirth

by Clay
(Simpsonville, SC)

Winters heart strings snapped
Love's song aches within without
Springs smile Hope revives

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About the author:"Single dad."

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Wyoming Summer

by Jera
(Wyoming)

Sun lights aspen green
Clouds like tail ships sail above
Brief joyous season

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Then I Woke Up

by Tara
(Australia)

I Saw The Waves
I could Smell Them Now
Then I woke Up.

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San Clemente

by Adrienne
(Bend, Oregon)

blue water, sand, sun
only joy can be found here
everyone welcome.

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Changes

by Adrienne
(Bend, Oregon)

Butterflies soaring
invisible to the eye,
displaced by smokestacks.

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About the author: "I am a community college student graduating this month with my Associate's in Early Childhood Education. I am finishing up a poetry class and have been encouraged to submit my poetry for submission. I consider myself a beginner in the art and look forward to learning and expanding my craft."

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Life

by Savannah Faythe-Magret Jones
(South Bend,Indiana,United States)

Do you hear that sound?
It's life, a beautiful thing,
Surrounding the Earth.

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Step by Step

by f.durden
(alabama)

first honey bees
sling to air of spring
following crumbs.

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Rose Garden

by Ann
(Aberdeenshire)

What lovely whispering blossoms
The Queen's garden cushions
Her empress eyes blink

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About the author: "My name is Ann Copland (pen name Gina A Miller). I've been writing haiku for years!"

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