Category Archives: haiku

Poppy [Haiku]

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cliffside poppy:
 bee shakily alights
  in a mountain breeze.

Post-Harvest Mars [Haiku]

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hazy valley:
 stubble fire smoke glows like
  a Martian landscape.

Golden Hour [Haiku]

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sunup hour:
 yellow blossoms turn gold;
  one flutters to earth.

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