Best Haiku Poems

These are some of the best haiku poems written by web poets on PoetrySoup.com.

See also: examples of haiku poems

afterglow
dark ripples still warm
from sunrise

Nature's wake from sleep
Life flirts with beauty
a time for flowers to flaunt

liquid little stones
skipping and skittering free
on shared umbrellas

Gullies scar brown earth
     Hurricanes bring erosion
          Of both soil and lives

~twice the beauty~


in the sea of love 
reflection of the night 
a wave moves


~SKAT~

Sealing eyes of sky,
       Descend upon straps of light,
Dusk…now dreams the night...

a child plays alone

watching from behind a tree

the predator smiles

before melting---
her eyelashes' flicker
with my every breath

between shapeless clouds

the first peak of sunbeams

on rippled waters

As large boulders weep,
Tears stream down sharp cheeks of stone:
Sobbing precipice.

cherry blossom
He licks fresh sweetness
from her lips

Now my tendrilled soul,
Has found its pergola-- Christ--
To wind its way up....

wings flutter

on a moist  petal

 rose nectar

invert & impassive,

moon reflective like.shadow"

taste blossom; copper chablis..

swan lake

a feather falls 

silently

Sakura breathing...
along an old stone footpath
children are laughing

cherry blossoms---
the Fukushima sky again
smiling pink


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Moon in distant sky,
Lights waves, rushing to the shore!
Carrying God's Love!

emerald envoys
endure chilling reception..
scarlet suffering

 gently laid to rest
 wafer thin in copper bronze
 fallen ghosts of spring

Earth playing in space.
Rolling over and over.
Sunrise, sunset, spin!

Their covenant wings
Like cherubim on alters
Spread out for preying

pale moonlight 
tints the silent garden--
raindrops glisten

tempest stomps her feet
as she shakes her liquid skirt
knee deep in N'awlins

the Big Dipper
catches falling stars--
crickets sing

when my time comes round
let my last thought be loving
with soft light abound

filigree shimmers
sunlit dewdrop tiara
graces summer rose

"Moth" 

The night shivers out
Hymns upon lonely gray wings 
They drift like a sigh 

Purple butterfly
Bush grows weary with it’s load
Covered with gold wings

exotic orchids
tropical beautiful blooms
sensual allure


20th January 2015

Ocean waves cry out,
From the center of the sea:
With faith to reach land.

 You look so lonely
    Sitting out there in the green
       A beauty to see

AUTUMNAL WHIMSY

a late blooming few
rose leaves with mottled silver
autumnal whimsy

A leaf touches down
Rippling the flames of autumn
Burning on the lake

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Hummed poetic waves,
Soothing whispers of the sea;
Calm reciting surge.

Happy solitude.
Waterfall of dreams crashing
upon my heart's gates.

ink through calamus
the poet feathers his art
with plumes of bird songs


8/13/2015

spring rain overnight
dragging winter's chill.. 
the butterfly

muddy, dying pond
green confronts cloudless blue sky
my dog sniffs and snoops

a gentle dew drop
slides softly down the petal
awaits admittance

Puffy cotton ball
Sails across deep blue background
Angelic vision

he has needy eyes
too much is never enough
always on the hunt

Autumn's door opens
Golden vistas await us
Summer sleeps once more

Ending a hot day
On the back of a lizard
Crusty desert dust

Nature’s euphony   
Water trickling over stones
Lucid  hues beam spring 

a small boy's
head in alphabet soup --
catching a few zzz's

wishful petals bloom
dance upon my memories
soothing scents of you

A sky bridge
of reflective rain drops...
Crows glide under.

Purifying drops
Cascade down the maiden's back
'Neath the falls she bathes

fearless daffodils
awake to a brand new day
thrush hastens with nest

© Harry J Horsman 2016