Category Archives: haiku

Dusky Winter Scene [Haiku]

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church at dusk
 looks shuttered and vacant, then
  door creak, candle flame

Tough Pink Blooms [Haiku]

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flower cluster hangs
 through a cold December --
  the last leaf lone gone.

Modest Sun [Haiku]

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rising sun looms
 at first sight; but shrinks
  on second glance.

Clipper [Haiku]

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jungle butterfly
 finds a spotlight
  to warm its back.

Movement [Haiku]

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a barge creeps
 out of the fog:
  winter river.

Ice Fringe [Haiku]

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ice crystals fringe
 the stems of seedpods
  that rattle in wind.

Moon Cameo [Haiku]

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cloudy night walker sees his shadow;
  looks up for Moon’s brief showing.

Livestock Rush Hour [Haiku]

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horde of livestock 
 sprawls puddle-strewn lane
  between downpours.

Elusive Cicada [Senryū]

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seeking cicada
 that drills my brain,
  I find only a shell.

Pelican Ambiguity [Senryū]

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a pelican
 builds a nest, or makes
  a peace offering?