Category Archives: haiku

Autumn Night [Haiku]

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dry leaves skitter
 past the temple censer,
  colored by lantern.

“Spring Rain” by Natsume Sōseki

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Spring rain:
 a walk amid 
  wet willows.

Ripples [Haiku]

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rocking boat,
 splash heard behind --
  spin to see... ripples.

The Flood [Haiku]

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muddy streets,
 after the flood:
  bare feet squish.

Cold Lilies [Haiku]

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water lilies
 on a cold, gray day:
  half-open, unkempt.

Riderless [Senryū]

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riderless horses
 race across the pasture:
  finish line unknown

Hawkweed [Haiku]

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Hawkweed blooms
 beside a creek that sparkles
  with summer sunlight.

Early Spring [Haiku]

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lake shimmer;
 Spring sneaks in early --
  trees still bare.

Spring [Haiku]

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Spring greenery
 catches sunlight;
  tiny birds chitter.