Category Archives: haiku

Crown Flower [Haiku]

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crown flower buds
 begin to split, but only one
  takes the first peek.

Mountain Crumbles [Haiku]

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once a mountain,
 now just boulders; someday 
  not a hill will remain.

White on White [Haiku]

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angular granite:
 softened by snowfall,
  erased by cloud.

Too Close for Comfort? [Haiku]

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baboon onshore
 grooms infant as hippo
  glides past in water.

Shadow Flowers [Haiku]

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clouds break up;
 light shifts toward 
  wildflower patch.

Koi Dance [Haiku]

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koi - in a pond -
 spiral together 
  and apart.

Cold Spring [Haiku]

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cold Spring day:
 feels too chilly
  to be so green.

Balance [Haiku]

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one-legged crow squats
 to explode into flight;
  false alarm!

Two Trails [Senryū]

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two rivers converge.
 two trails diverge.
  I flip a coin.

Transitory [Haiku]

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butterfly lands
 on flower, pumps wings twice,
  and sputters off.