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Butterflies
by Ann
(Aberdeenshire)
delicate wings flutter
to beautiful flowers
bold sunshine and showers
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About the author: "I've been writing haiku and
other poetry for years!"
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Realization about Life
by Syeda Amna
(New delhi, Delhi, India)
I was free after ages,
but then I realized I was not,
in a cage but cages...
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About the author: "My name is Amna. I hail from India, New Delhi. Born and brought up in Saudi Arabia, I came to India for my higher studies. I am a student pursuing a Bachelors degree in biotechnology. I am very passionate about poetry, which originally started off as a hobby and has developed into a passion. I have been writing since the age of 9 and hope to write in the coming years too."
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Mushroom
by Michelle Service
(Tidewater, Virginia)
Umbrella for ants,
Legendary house of gnomes,
Being picked to eat.
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Seasons of the Sun
by mervyn attwood
(llanbedrog, wales, uk)
A million diamonds
shining from frosted rooftops.
Sun piercing my eyes.
Sad pink snow falling
Cherry blossom in the spring.
Sun so weak and cold.
Beach weather again,
spread the lotion, cover up.
Sun so strong it burns.
Preparing for rest
green leaves are golden and red.
Sun gentle and warm.
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Haiku for a beautiful man
Cruel nails pierced your hands
and weary feet but rejection
broke your heart of love.
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About the author: "I am Mervyn Attwood, 63, very happily married with a daughter, four sons and three grandchildren. I have written poetry after a fashion most of my life. I find it helps me to make sense of this awesome, wonderful but crazy world we live in. Thanks for reading my work, please comment since a poem is dying if it does not communicate."
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Purpose
by Matthew B.
(Washington, USA)
Pine boughs bend with rain
solace found, small birds reside
belonging to God
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About the author: "Matthew B. lives in Washington state. He enjoys playing guitars, lifting, reading great books, photography, and finds great pleasure in listening to guitar based, minimal electronic, and ambient music. He opines the best music is that which has no lyrics. This is his first written haiku."
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Cause and Effect
by Irene Abercrombie
(Houston, TX USA)
Ripples, reflections
Karma, consider the source
Mirrored back at you.
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About the author: "Insights, emotions, and dreams inspire me to write in haiku. I hope others enjoy reading my work, there is nothing better than reading someone's work and have it strike a chord within you on a personal level."
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Halcyon Days
by SuriShiva KUmar
(Melbourne)
Sunshine on one side
Magical arch other side
hope promise healing!
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Cast me a Shadow
And it seems to me
That we die too easily
Coubert enters hearts
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About the author: "This is about the book THE SHADOW OF THE WIND."
It's Life
by arsub m. varquez; jr.
(Philippines)
On a twig a bird
Dancing and dancing gleefully;
Then out of my sight!
Mountain
by yssa mari lopez
(south cotabato)
mountains that are high
birds that we see on the sky
never let them die..
Dear mom,
by Ben Zuba
(Dousman, Wisconsin, United States)
Mom you are the best
I love you with all my heart❤
Have a great birthday!
The Baby Within
by Turkan Aksoylu
(Ankara, Turkey)
The baby within
In this maternal embrace
Cloudy skies, snug earth.
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About the author: "My name is Turkan Aksoylu. I love pondering on nature, children, animals and all things innocent, then trying to capture these thoughts in words. I have published non fiction articles and enjoy writing creative non-fiction."
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Portal of Awareness
by Irene Abercrombie
(Houston, TX USA)
summmer's solstice
the voice of the cormorant
dreams of yesterday
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About the author: "Every now and again I have very symbolic dreams that linger with me, leaving me with feelings of mystical clarity and awareness, which inspired me to write this haiku. This is my first development at writing or sharing poetry. I typically express myself through line drawings or painting."
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The Forest Sings Out
by Lizeth Fajardo
(Las Vegas, Nevada)
Rain, it softly falls
Trees thirst and drink greedily
The forest sings out!
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About the author: "This Japanese haiku was written by Lizeth Fajardo, one of my sixth-grade students at Bob Bailey Middle School. Of course, the theme focuses upon nature, but what really excited me was Lizeth's use of PERSONIFICATION in every line!! This poem drew praise from virtually every English and reading teacher in the school who read it. I couldn't be more proud of a student."
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Silvery Light
by Belle Nidea
(Philippines)
Bright silvery light
Hovering over the waves
Splash, sole sound I hear
Morning Rain
by Enzo Flojo
(Manila, Philippines)
the morning rainfall
drops in sweet, silent motion
as does loneliness
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Lion Essence
by Pixie Mallinson
(London)
Proud fearless master
Courageous instinctive free
Paws that mark the earth
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About the author: "Works with transformation - health and beauty from the inside out."
Oklahoma
by Ed
(Bixby, Oklahoma)
Constantly wind blows
Native State and Sooner State
Crossroads of our home
Landscape of oil rigs
Seas of green, flatlands and hills
Cattle eating grass
Tornado Alley
Falling leaves,trees and debris
Spring, Summer and Fall
Many trails of tears
The forced movement of many
Remember them all
Constantly wind blows
Native State and Sooner State
Crossroads of us all
Lone Room
by Marcin Leśnicki
(Cracow, Poland)
Remorseless spring sun
Curtains separate the room
Voices are absent
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About the author: "I am just a Polish gamer, who enjoys simple poetry I can relate to."
Stream of life
by Mike
(England)
Silver flowing stream
Fish floating in happiness
Death awaits
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Mike from the UK, aged 52"
Tarn Hawes
by K. J. Kovacs
(Washington, D.C.)
Mist thick as baled hay
rolled, shoaled and banked on the tarn,
hides dragon claws, eyes.
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About the author: " K. J. Kovacs is a writer and artist in the Washington, D.C. area with poetry and fiction published in the U.S. and U.K."
Coyotes
by Maureen
(Hillsboro, Oregon)
mama coyote
and her pups frolicking in
fields of grass and dew
Love
by ronaldo
(maine)
Love has enjoyment
And love has disappointment
It changes your life
Awake
by Toni Letang
(Sanford, FL, USA)
Wind dancing the trees
While singing into the woods
Oh, what a wonder
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About the author: "Retired from work but finally awakening into purpose for life."
The Sea
by Sean
(buckingham)
Foaming white horses
rolling in collapse on dunes
look a jellyfish
Brokenhearted Traveller, Alone in Foster Care
by Erica Quiding
(Portland, Oregon)
She's the unwanted,
Waiting alone once more,
No more tears will fall.
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About the author: "I'm an alumni of the foster care system, and that is the story of how my heart shattered."
Calm Before the Storm
by Eric
(United States)
Mountains with snow tops
You smell the rain in the air
"Boom" is what you hear
Tears
Comes from eyes when sad,
Can only cure when happy,
Survive with eye tears
Clouds
by Ashley
(Wisconsin)
Clouds are so poofy
They look like a marshmallow
They are very white
Terrible Fall
The Crisp, Fallen Leaves
Do not go back to Fall please
Oh dear Summer’s gone
Seattle
by Kesslea
(Bend Oregon USA)
Crack in the asphalt
Breaking the monotony
of the big city life.
Belief
by Teresa
(Kettering, Ohio)
Partners in our faith
Our flight to Heaven is sure
Prayer gives us our wings
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About the author: "Librarian at a small faith based college, which educates future health care professionals. Loves film."
Waves in Mexico
by Jennifer Haczkewicz
(Yorkton, Saskatchewan)
Ocean waves thunder
Washing away my footprints
And leaving seashells
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Sweet Girl
by Kathleen Dume
(Miami,FL,USA)
My life is unique
Never give up on myself,
It's all up to me
Fresh Air Needed
by Ed
(Bixby, Oklahoma,USA)
Dust bunnies growing
Vacuum cleaner has broken
Violent Allergies
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About the author: "IT/Business consultant for 27+ plus years. Interested in Asian culture. First attempt at haiku in 40 years."
Seasonal Wonderment
by Ed
(Bixby, Oklahoma, USA)
Summer winds flow in
The green mountains are silent
The brook babbles joy
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About the author: "IT/Business Consultant for 27 plus years. Interest in Asian culture. Second try at writing haiku."
Purrfect Peace
by SuriShiva KUmar
(Melbourne)
Purring the pain away
Purrs of all kinds echoes heart
Sunshine in backyard.
Freedom from Summer
by Ram
(India)
Three months of scorching heat
Making the days sweating with hotbeat
Vanished now with the monsoon treat
Sonoran Spring
Desert flowers
Dust fills the air
Sonoran Spring
Wondering River
by Sean Brosnan
(Cary, North Carolina)
Wondering river.
Slow, sly, curious stream,
Cruel and harsh boulders,
Cascading into rivers
Approaching Birthday
The rain is falling
nourishing the earth with love
glad you are a friend
Pencil
by Emily
(UT, USA)
Crumbly stick's blackness
Scribbles on a pure white sheet
'Til it is all grey.
Hatch
by Emily
(UT, USA)
Singing through the rain
A mother's child breaks free
From the empty shell.
Fall Leaves and Other Haiku
by Shaundala Summers
(Texarkana, AR U.S.A.)
Fall Leaves
Crispy, colorful
Descending rainbows hurry
To the ground below
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Green Grass
Swaying gracefully
As the wind whispers gently
Carpet of the earth
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The Sun
Sphere of fire and light
Dispels darkness and makes life
Seem incandescent
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About the author: "Elementary Literacy Instructional Facilitator in Texarkana, Arkansas; love reading to children and coaching them through the writing process; love working with teachers and modeling lessons for reading and writing"
Nature
by Taylor
Fall winds are now High
Autumn trees full of orange leaves
Leaves Blow off the tree
The Seasons
by Emily
(UT, USA)
Brisk breezes scatter
Helpless leaves that have fallen,
But rakes send them back.
The first snowflake comes
Drifting softly to the ground
Brief sign of winter.
New sprouts bloom,
Bringing life to desolation
And making it perfect.
Linger in the pool,
Hoping to catch a trace of
A cold that is gone.
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About the author: "I'm 12 & I like reading, fostering kittens, & riding horses. I like drawing but don't like to color my pics and am good @ all subjects in school."
Titanic
by Tracy Pritchard
(Anglesey)
Years to build
Just two hours to sink
Several souls lost
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About the author: "My name is Tracy Pritchard, I live on Anglesey, North Wales."
Sunday
by Alana
(Fancy, St Vincent)
Sunday is church day
Pastor read from the bible
Children sing a song
Thunderstorm
by Lorenzo A. Fernandez, Jr.
(Cabanatuan City, Philippines)
Lightning flashes,
Thunder booms: sudden rise
Of my blood pressure.
Faith
by Shamim Ali
(Islamabad Pakistan)
Faith is believing
It is beyond the power
Of reason to accept as true
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Author: "Dr Shamim Ali is a poet of 700 poems."
Carnival
by Susan
(Benicia, California)
Rainbow swirling colors
gumdrops falling from the sky
on the hot asphalt
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Author: "I decided to start a Haiku journal so I can see what I don't see. This is my first one."
Change
by Ryan
(New Haven, Indiana)
What is change to you?
Is it something that you feel,
or something you do?
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About the author: "I am a 14 year old boy. My class project was to make a poem about about the theme of a story, and submit it to a poetry website."
Waves/Life
by Christina Tuccillo
(Pittsburgh, PA)
Crashing on the rocks
The waves hit the cold, hard land
Turning to nothing
One Fine Day
by Karan Ghosh
(Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India)
Flowing grey clouds
Tempt hot hungry barren lands
A thunder saves the day
Dreamland
by Belle Nidea
(Philippines)
Blissful autumn morn
Golden shades of lovely moor
in dreamland I long
On the farm
by Michele G
(South Coast, NSW, Australia)
Sheep graze lazily
The grass is long lush and green
Shearing time is soon
Run
by Alexandria
(Methuen,MA)
Escape from your mind
Breathe in the light around you
Sweat falls like raindrops
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About the author: "I am twenty one years old, just starting to pick up writing again. I love to read, write, and have a passion for photography."
Spring
by Alexis Flemming
(California, L. A, United States)
Flowers blossom now
Exploding with their colour
Robins making nest
SHORT BIO
My name is Alexis.I am 32 and have enjoyed different kinds of poems all my life. My teacher in grade 6 helped me find my lifes passion, writing Haikus.
sushine lost to amethyst
by Sharon Willimott
(Norfolk, UK)
sunshine lost to amethyst,
eternal gloating sea
molly's tombstone forgotten
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About the author: "Sharon Willimott, Wife, mother and Methodist Minister, seaside dweller in the land of the big skies (Norflok, UK)"
Tongue-tied
by kwesi kwatia
(Accra-Ghana)
Loved her to death
but I couldn’t express it
in a given breath
Father's Song
by Ed
(Bixby, Oklahoma)
He worked hard always
He loved us and the Lord God
He sings in heaven
Part of heavens choir
A baritone voice rings out
Clouds cry at the sound
He is part of God
His spirit soars on and on
Tears of loss and joy
Oh, my father, Dad
Your son is treading onward
Father, oh, FATHER
Fall Comes
by Herb
(Canada)
Wind hissed in my ear
Oh God!what a solid fear
When the fall is here
Smile
by Daniel Halsey
(Xenia, Ohio )
Four little apples
Colored like a rainbow smile
Complete summertime
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About the author: "Chanced upon this site and gave a haiku a shot, hope somebody likes it."
Too Hot
by R.L. Henry
(At Home)
Summer sweltering
It soaks my skin through and through
No rivers flooding
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About the author: "Middle aged man, former mental health therapist now disabled and retired. Love reading and writing many genres and getting back into writing after hiatus of about eight years. All joy from family, especially children and grandchildren."
Going, Going, Gone
by Olivia
He hits, and he runs
He will never stop running
til He reaches the top
