Haiku Poems

#haiku

Haiku is a traditional form of Japanese poetry, similar to senryu. Haiku are short poems, comprising of only three lines. The first and last lines of a haiku should have five syllables and the middle line should have seven. Unlike senryu, Haiku have a predominant theme of nature, and sometimes have no reference to humans or human artefacts.

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#senryu
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David_Macleod
David_Macleod
Poem Published
Yesterday 9:26pm

Watching Waiting and Thinking   (Five Short Poems Comp)

(i) Random

Waiting for the train
Watching random passers-by
Thinking no clean shoes

(ii) Tall Grass

Waiting for growth
Watching the tall grass growing
Thinking I should mow

(iii) Paint

Waiting but ready
Watching the first coat paint drying
Thinking, wrong colour

(iv) Bubbles

Waiting for the kettle
Watching for boiling bubbles
Thinking takes too long

(v) Scared

Waiting for a text
Watching my I-phone, then Ding!
Thinking scared to look
 #haiku   #senryu 
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highlyfunctional
highlyfunctional
Poem Published
Yesterday 6:36am

Naughty Drunk Love Haikus

tale of old boyfriend:
he was hung like the big dogs!
time to move along

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staring like killer
“wish a man saw me like that”
your jealous friend dreams

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four ex-girlfriends sit
in same bar as current one
bad first-world problem

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I paid ten dollars
Dee-jay should play Rolling Stones
no Mick? bad business

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wet t-shirt contest
outdoor bars are the greatest
my standards are low

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stroking your soft thigh ...
 #alcohol   #haiku 
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jemac
jemac
Poem Published
14th Jul 2019 5:23am

X

there's just one more thing
did i forget to mention
memory lapses
 #haiku 
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delanee
delanee
Poem Published
13th Jul 2019 7:44pm

Holiday Haiku I

first day in Norway
where old meets new at the sea
our luggage not there
 #love   #holiday   #haiku   #travel   #gratitude 
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jemac
jemac
Poem Published
13th Jul 2019 2:42am

÷

lest i do forget
his lips were sweet and tangy
orange marmalade
 #love   #haiku 
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LIFE4ME
LIFE4ME
Poem Published
10th Jul 2019 11:09pm

Stained Glass

mirror's reflection
of her desired life reveals
tear stained shattered glass

scattered light reflects
deep within the shattered glass
a candle light's flame
 #sadness   #hope   #LifeStruggles   #spiritual   #haiku 
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slipalong
slipalong
Poem Published
10th Jul 2019 9:40am

Summer # haiku

Grape vine branches bowed
Vintages of tenderness
Poured out next summer
 #love   #haiku 
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SatInUGal
SatInUGal
Kumar
Poem Published
9th Jul 2019 5:39pm

7/9/19 haiku

love is an ancient
tree twisting toward nude
immortality
 #love   #trees   #haiku 
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Kinkpoet
Kinkpoet
Poem Published
8th Jul 2019 3:28pm

sleep

death and sleep await
long hours lingering
until tomorrow
 #anxiety   #dark   #haiku   #senryu   #emptiness 
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LIFE4ME
LIFE4ME
Poem Published
7th Jul 2019 11:48pm

Everlasting Love

distance lays between
our love is everlasting
near and far away

the feel of your touch
is thought of hour after hour
whispered words desired

patience shall pay off
time shall shorten our distance
everlasting love

distance withdrawn
your caressing touches felt
whispered words received

caressing touches
whispered words of affection
everlasting love
 #love   #hope 
 #spiritual   #haiku 
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SatInUGal
SatInUGal
Kumar
Poem Published
6th Jul 2019 6:27pm

4000 YEARS

Old bristlecone pine,
stripped bare by the elements,
dies at last, naked.
 #death   #trees   #haiku   #aging   #determination 
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Kinkpoet
Kinkpoet
Poem Published
6th Jul 2019 6:06am

Planetary Ecstasy

speed into new dreams
planetary ecstasy
beats global warming
 #inspirational   #earth   #environment   #pollution   #haiku 
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