Hornbill [Haiku]

perching hornbill:
a plodding half-ton bovine
doesn't merit attention.

Autumn Mind [Haiku]

paper lanterns
in the Daoist temple
turn my mind to Fall.

Four Seasonal Haiku of Ryōkan [w/ Audio]

Spring

rainy days
make the monk Ryōkan
feel sad.

Summer

the moon in my window
is all the thief left behind.

Autumn

an autumn wind
chills the dangling persimmons,
and my testicles.

Winter

little birds have
gathered in the brushwood
on a snowy morn.

Red [Haiku]

the turning leaves
catch the morning sunlight
to show depths of red.

Ripe Grass [Haiku]

heavy-headed grass sways:
the clockwork counting down
the days of Autumn.

Four Seasonal Haiku of Sōgi [w/ Audio]

SPRING

Despite the storm,
Spring's herald makes it through:
Scent of plum blossom.

SUMMER

Abundant fireflies
This year, but this morning
None are to be seen.

AUTUMN

Autumn sea:
A boat moves, leaf-like,
In the floating world.

WINTER

Winter rains
Cross the mountains
On rising clouds.

Four Seasonal Haiku of Masaoka Shiki [w/ Audio]

SPRING

on wet feet,
the sparrows hop
down the hall.

SUMMER

the owl naps,
and dreams of a
summer grove.

AUTUMN

sunny autumn day:
smoke from something burning
rises skyward.

WINTER

a snowy night;
the sound of bamboo
rustling.

Autumn Gold [Haiku]

gold-sash Buddha
sits under Fall colors,
watching leaves drop.

Graveyard Trees [Haiku]

graveyard trees
turn crimson in the Fall, but
hold leaves stubbornly.

Seasonless [Haiku]

spring green to the right; 
tawny stalk stubble on the left
a seasonless dreamworld?