Category Archives: haiku

Clouds Out [Haiku]

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rhododendrons aren't blooming, 
but clouds fled & mountains are out!

Pinecone [Haiku]

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plump pinecone
 nested in copper-
  colored needles.

Dusky Valley [Haiku]

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dusky valley:
 only silvery waters
  have shape & hue.

Lanterns [Kyōka]

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rows of lanterns —
 a jack-o-lantern patch —
  lights the temple
 on a dark, rainy night;
 rain splats on a tin roof.

Churning Seas [Haiku]

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beach detritus
 dragged ashore 
  by churning seas.

Stillness [Haiku]

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sage sits on stone
 until he and the stone
  can’t be told apart.

Grasshopper [Haiku]

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Grasshopper rests on a leaf;
 Untroubled by undulations.

Cherry [Haiku]

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vibrant red orbs
 grow in dense clusters --
  undisturbed, for now!

Layover [Senryū]

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migrating geese
 on a layover 
 graze my lawn.

Chick Wrangling [Senryū]

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mama chicken
 struts with great confidence
  for one wrangling chicks.