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Ashley Sutera Apr 2010
Freckles of wisdom
scattered across his kind face.
Each spot a bright star.
Seán Mac Falls Oct 2012
Olympian flame—
What heights I climbed to know her,
Clouds in my blue eyes.
Alice Morris May 2015
Wilted then reborn
A single drop is enough
To reignite me
BIKE feat C Sep 2015
Monosyllabic
Is a five-syllable word
How ironic right?
Peace! XD I was bored... :( .-. XD
-Snowrose
vircapio gale Oct 2012
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his vacuum free hand
tidies wires in a storm--
surge protector wife!













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wrapping dumplings in
bamboo leaves, with one finger
she tidies her hair

(Bashō 1644 - 1694)
Brian Oarr Feb 2012
Swirl devil wind,
reek dusty havoc.
A mustang watches.

Silly hermit crab,
try on a new home,
a Budlight can.

Longacres racetrack,
ghost horses called to post
by Boeing trumpets.

I would decoupage
our love.
Life for art's sake.

My hanging fucshia
attracts a humming bird.
The nectar's on me.
In some of these haiku I do not adhere to the strict 5,7,5 syllables, as this restriction is intended only for Japanese onji.  Wherever possible Enlish haiku should be shorter.
vircapio gale Sep 2012
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                  sunlit feather,
   frays cut a shadow
of barbed wire






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this morning i made 'barbed shadow-wire' by turning the 'barbs' of a feather in my car vent into and away from the sun, and instantly thought of Angelou's, I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, and Dunbar's, Sympathy.  even commutes to work can be poetic.
the fact that 'feather' and 'wire' form a slant rhyme, and that the 'barbed wire' is a kind of metaphor (even though the shadow really looked like barbed wire!)--all this sort of bucks haiku tradition (though some classic haiku do use metaphor and rhyme on rare occasions). and this isn't really a senryu, right, since it's not funny or about... well i guess maybe it could be about human nature.  either way, would be curious as to what haiku float your boat and which ones seem like just a joke ;) even if this is one of them, or doesn't it constitute a flout?
Ismail Nasution Oct 2017
how many leaves
does it need to fall
to bring you Autumn?
sunprincess Jul 2017
Song of seduction,
Summer's night in Paradise
A nightingale sings
xoxo
K Dec 2015
The wagon was red
The sky coughed dewy smoke
Footprints in the mud
Pluto Apr 2015
it is midnight and
i am plagued by thoughts of you.
why won't you come home?
Mark Wanless Aug 2021
angry trees above
fresh mown grass driven rain wind
dark gray sky looming
Lain Ender Oct 2011
When the silence speaks volumes
I will molt away
reborn with brilliant wings
of silken brown and gray
Child gazes out dark cloud

mother holds an umbrella

dark clouds shedding tears
Cloud Shed Tears (HAIKU)
Vincent Nov 2014
The moonlit water
My mirrors stare back at me
It is silver glass

Hot is the summer
Waves of heat rise from the sand
The sun scorches the earth

Red is the night sky
Their blood was shed on the field
The soldiers lie still
The Black Raven Jan 2015
Chris, a boy whose smile
Can make your heart melt
Like Ice cream on your face
Recipy for a great date;
-laugh so hard you snort
-shove ice cream in eachothers face
-chase eachother around a park
-Acting like you're 10 years old
Zainab Attari Apr 2015
Spinning in darkness
Battling to gain her senses
Sips down her coffee.

-Zainab Attari
Hey guys, this is my first Haiku and I would love to get some feedback :) Thanks!
Hannah Oct 2015
They always tell kids
"Just wait until you're ready"
Really wish I did.

Don't know why with you
You asked: "is this your first time?"
Face down on your bed.

In the north of Spain
Would travel to you again
Still sends me postcards.

The worst thing happened,
Never really felt the same.
Changed my whole world up.

My first ******,
I will love you forever
Think I was on top.

You were just one night
Ripped apart ******* ******
You weren't very good.

Bad night in April.
Had *** with an old friend,
The absolute worst.

Eating bagel bites
He told me that he loved me,
I really didn't.

Margarita mix
The next day you left for France
You were really big

Have this **** buddy
Only a daytime thing though,
Sees my whole body.
oliver o Jun 2018
man in the bathroom
why are you staring at me
i’m meant to be here
Please remember, dear.
Please continue to love you.
Please spare the heartache.
From Bangkok with love~
Carrie Conrad Sep 2011
Hi, Little Haiku.
So short, sweet, full of meaning,
I think I love you.
Mysidian Bard Nov 2016
She walks on water
Her ripples echo, become
The waves of my life
SummertimeLace May 2015
Flowers lift their heads
To look at your lovely face
Yellow is this day!
I just wanted to try something new :)
Mark Wanless Dec 2021
a deep slated plume
of hatred for those telling
me what not to do
such a mindful waste
Mysidian Bard Sep 2016
I'm the cold hard ground
But she is the gentle rain
That makes flowers grow
Amanda Kay Burke Aug 2021
Strange creatures stirring
Hiding them inside our skin
Bone and flesh prison
We all have demons inside us
Debbie Brindley Jul 2017
Large boulder rocks everywhere
Water so clear mussels attached to riverbank's
Laughter racing home made boats
Everything about this place is beautiful
CA Guilfoyle Aug 2012
Long road, cool ocean's sun
Bare feet, warmth, sinks the softness
Drives my soul back home






road trippin (song) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYaZdWdhAg8
Larry B Aug 2010
The rose petals blush
As the thorns protect her smile
And the stem holds her
Modern Haiku
Foie gras
Exploitation of geese
Posh food

Cows with udder
Too big for their bodies
Industrialized

Greyhounds
Get legs broken
If too slow

Bleeding bull
Disorientated in the sand
Slowly dying

Taser rowdy whites
On incontrollable blacks
A gun is handy

Water
Rocks splinter rollers
The breakers hones the rocks
Into shark fins
martin May 2012
sap rising, buds swell
pink flush showing on may bush
blossom confetti
Fly Vida Jul 2011
"Love's pure silver silver flame
gives each innermost spirit
invisible warmth."
-Artist Unknown
Your love reaches deep within me. It gropes at the darkness of where it last slept and finds that it no longer carries the scent of you but left abandoned like the first class in the Titanic. It's been centuries from lives past since love last resided there before it left for a few lifetimes to go fight for herself. She braved on as men invaded her land and stole her children to make them work as dogs. She was the leader of an army of Amazon woman warriors but they were more like goddesses, their love for their people kept them alive. Before the days of war, were the lives of leisure, when she ruled the pyramids and supported the world on the balance of her shoulder with her hips. Love hadn't been there since before Eve sprang from Adam's rib and the dirt from the earth as they fell into the hole of original sin.
Your love entered me without hesitance. A bright white light around the room when you walked in. The north star, star of David stood in second and third place while the flame your love carried with bare hands and risked second and third degree burns shined brightly. Your love burned hot silver and warmed every corner that was once frigid and lonely. Your love reached deep inside me past every molecule of me that stood in the way and charged to my innermost self. The place where only I resided, but barely knew. With its light, your love came in and revealed parts of me that were lost in those past lifetimes. A love for myself and for those around me. I will spread the love that you gave to me and reach deep inside others with my heart as your hand holds mine and touches my soul at the same time.


...In a haiku poem, only half the story is told... It is the other half you must pay close attention to.
Maddie Grace Sep 2014
You need to know that
you are the sum of your parts
and I'm glad you're here.
Eulalie Oct 2013
I'm sorry you're sad
(There's a bluebird in your heart)
But he's in mine, too
Haiku's, man...
Star Gazer May 2016
I felt unsettled

So I got myself some good

Thai feud in Thailand

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