written by
Susan Ashley
Categories:
beauty, life, nature, river, water, youth
Waterfalls of Expectations
spilling mother’s milk
Nature’s bounty feeds her child -
river’s youth fades fast
Susan Ashley
April 29, 2020
~ Fourth Place ~
Premiere Contest: Hi-Ku (5)
Sponsor: Brian Strand
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written by
Susan Ashley
Categories:
beauty, morning, nature, song, sun,
Morning Song of Praise
'neath buttermilk skies
my soul on the horizon -
I have found my voice
Susan Ashley
April 26, 2020
~ Third Place ~
Morning Praise Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Raul Moreno
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written by
Michael Dom
Categories:
april, children, spring,
1 Cherry Blossom Haiku
Sakura breathing...
along an old stone footpath
children are laughing
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written by
Jan Allison
Categories:
beauty, nature,
Dressed By Nature
emerald green growth
dresses the rocks and pebbles
natural velvet
101 poems in a row Contest #18
Sponsored by PD Linda:-)
5th April 2015
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written by
Kp Nunez
Categories:
art, beach, beauty, nature,
Beach Beauty
beach that's long and white
seen through the coconut palm
picture perfect view
13 April 2015
SKAT's Picture Perfect Haiku #1 Contest
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written by
Jan Allison
Categories:
beauty, flower, nature, spring,
Snowdrops Haiku
sun shines through the clouds
peeping through the thawing soil
one single snowdrop
Contest judged on 13th May - received N/A
Submitted to second chance 2 sponsored by Eve Roper
Traditional haiku 5/7/5
28th April 2016
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written by
Jan Allison
Categories:
beauty, seasons, spring,
Spring Haiku
forest newly dressed
wearing her emerald gown
she dreams of summer
Submitted to Any poem written in April Contest sponsored by Laura Loo
10th April 2016
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written by
Jan Allison
Categories:
bird, nature,
Conceited Bird
arrogant and proud
nothing ruffles his feathers
train of eyes watching
*The peacock’s tail is known as a train
Jan Allison
8th April 2015
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written by
Paul Callus
Categories:
sun,
Summer Sun Haiku
summer sun -
under the vine trellis
mottled shadows
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One haiku Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Line Gauthier
Placed 2nd
Posted 18th April 2021
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written by
Andrea Dietrich
Categories:
cat,
Black Velvet's Rumble Box
stroking black velvet
until her tiny rumble . . .
becomes a huge purr
April 6, 2022
for Robert James Liguori's Black Cat Haiku Poetry Contest
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written by
Anne-Lise Andresen
Categories:
april, beautiful, spring,
- Haiku X 122 - a Sense of Spring -
Sprouting, stunning birth
Fragrant... sunkissed flowering
Awakening lush
28.02.2018
Sun :) - A-L Andresen :)
Copyright © All Rights Reserved
5-7-5 - www.howmanysyllables.com
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written by
Kp Nunez
Categories:
beach, beautiful, body, color, imagery, nature
Summer Haiku
pink shells on brown hand
as blue water lap white sands
keen contrast of colors
15 April 2015
Picture Perfect Haiku #2
Sponsor: SKAT A
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written by
Jan Allison
Categories:
bird, freedom,
Leaving Home
Parents nurture young
Finally freedom to fly
Fledglings spread their wings
28th April 2015
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written by
Bl Devnath
Categories:
april, funny,
April Fool
today's April fool
known to all needs to have tool
ooh! advance cheek's smile
Inspired by: JAN ALLISON
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written by
Anne-Lise Andresen
Categories:
animal, cute, nature,
- Haiku X 182 - Newborn Lamb -
newborn in april
short visit on frozen ground
- not 100% wool
14-04-2020
Sun :) - A-L Andresen :)
Copyright © All Rights Reserved
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written by
Jan Allison
Categories:
wind,
Wind
we cannot see it
but feel it everywhere
cooling summer breeze
24th April 2015
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written by
Jackson Labaugh
Categories:
abortion, addiction, africa, anniversary, anti bullying, april
Haiku For This Crazy Storm I Was Just In
I was in the car,
swallowed up by pouring rain,
and all Hail broke loose.
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written by
Jan Allison
Categories:
nature,
Ignorance Is Bliss
gambolling spring lamb
eating lush grass in fields
soon to be dinner
29th April 2015
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written by
Carolyn Devonshire
Categories:
tree,
Haiku
like my heart
weeping willow hangs –
without fruit
*April 28, 2018
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written by
Beautiful Scars
Categories:
butterfly, nature,
Flirting Butterfly
fluttering romance
butterfly flirts with sun set
strokes of a rainbow
Written: Laura Loo
~Date Written: April 26, 2016~
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written by
Andrea Dietrich
Categories:
bird, freedom,
Oh, Songbird
I glisten
in the shining wind. . .
oh, songbird, fly me away
April 19, 2017
N/A in a haiku contest
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written by
Paul Callus
Categories:
fish,
A Fish Haiku
gulping for air
when minnows swim
beyond their depth
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A Fish Haiku Contest
Hosted by Mick Talbot
Placed 3rd
19th April 2018
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written by
Tom Cunningham
Categories:
fruit, nature, tree,
Haiku Tree
apple trees
bear red yellow green
tasty fruit
Written on April 30th 2018
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written by
Caren Krutsinger
Categories:
10th grade, 11th grade, 6th grade, 7th grade, 8th grade, 9th grade
Gods Tears
gods tears cooled them
gentle imagination
lilacs in april
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written by
Brian Johnston
Categories:
journey, life,
Haiku: Traditional 47
clouds eclipse the sun
my shadow plays hide and seek
on daisy filled dell
Brian Johnston
April 27, 2016
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written by
Geoffrey Brewer
Categories:
tree,
Haiku
Do not shun
The tree of knowledge
Eat the fruit
28 April 2018
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written by
Andrea Dietrich
Categories:
spring,
All In a Spring Day
first blossoms
on the cherry tree . . .
dawn winks pink
the honey bee
finds blue hyachinth . . .
the peaking sun
the empty garden
as twilight’s sky
spills violet
April 18, 2021
for the Spring Haiku Chain Poetry Contest of M.L. Kiser
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written by
Demetrios Trifiatis
Categories:
death, fear, war,
Weeping Angels
Clear was Ukraine's sky
Drops of rain started to fall --
Angels' bitter tears!*
© Demetrios Trifiatis
12 April 2022
* Dedicated to all innocent victims of Ukraine's war.
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written by
Christuraj Alex
Categories:
bird,
Pelican
sacrificial blood
how long could it lively count?
world ponders the truth
12 April 2022
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written by
Christian Childs
Categories:
animal, april, autumn, beach, bird, butterfly
Peace of Nature
Peace of nature shows
how relaxing life can be
and can show you truth
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written by
Anne-Lise Andresen
Categories:
animal, april, beauty,
- Haiku X 53 - So Sweet -
A moment in time
This feeling’s so wonderful
Soft, sweet newborn lambs
Sign that spring is here
Small chubby feet on green grass
Please do not eat me
25.04.2015 A-L Andresen :)
Copyright © All Rights Reserved
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written by
Sue Mason
Categories:
natural disasters
Iceland Eruption April 2010
Volcano erupts
burying a continent
in a new ice age?
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written by
Thomas Martin
Categories:
appreciation, april, mother,
Pussy Willow
pussy willow
I wear my mother's smile
looking for a vase
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written by
Fatima Hasan Zaidi
Categories:
april, art, deep, sky,
Clouds
The clouds
They absorb me
In them
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written by
Lily Twinkle
Categories:
april, fantasy, kiss, longing, love, nature
Spring Into Haiku
Smiling Sakura
blows kisses to Bush Warbler
Dreams of distant love
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