Sail your mind like ship,
Fly your heart like wings,
And your heart will be relieved.
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Category Archives: Haiku
Haiku 02 – Masaoki Shiki
the tree cut,
dawn breaks early
at my little window
Haiku 01 – Masaoki Shiki
In the coolness
of the empty sixth-month sky…
the cuckoo’s cry.
Stormy Weather – Allen Steble
The storm rolls over
Tormenting the earth below
Showering relief
Stormy Weather – Allen Steble
The storm rolls over
Tormenting the earth below
Showering relief
Weather – Marchette Chute
It is a windy day.
The water’s white with spray.
And pretty soon, if this keeps up,
The world will blow away.
Plum Flower Temple – Natsume Soseki
Plum Flower temple
Voices rise
From the foothills.
Immortality- Mario, Lucien, Rene Odekerken
Imperishable, incomprehensible
Grants life, death no chance
Immortality
Falling Rain – Mario, Lucien, Rene Odekerken
With wet fingers
Strums the falling rain
On the balcony
Destination Europe – Mario, Lucien, Rene Odekerken
Lost soul follow
The wind towards freedom
Destination Europe
Depression – Mario, Lucien, Rene Odekerken
Dark clouds
Populate the mind
The world collapses
Dawn – Mario, Lucien, Rene Odekerken
Spider web
Drowned in a sea of dew
Dawn
Black Hole – Mario, Lucien, Rene Odekerken
Dying star
Overcome by the force of gravity
Black hole
Between – Mario, Lucien, Rene Odekerken
Between here and there
A distance unreachable
While the plane took off
Autumn – Mario, Lucien, Rene Odekerken
Raindrops threatening
Hear the wind that whispers
Leaves fall one by one
Freedom – Mario, Lucien, Rene Odekerken
Where are the voices of truth
Where are the days of free thinking
Where is the silence for dreaming
Dreaming about
The unprecedented magnificence
Of freedom
A Sake Barrel – Ihara Saikaku
A sake barrel,
Born without hands, makes merry —
Cherry blossom time.
Under My Tree Roof – Matsuo Basho
Under my tree roof
Slanting lines of April rain
Separate to drops.
What Fish Feel – Matsuo Basho
What fish feel
Birds feel, I don’t know
The year ending
Winter Garden – Matsuo Basho
Winter garden
The moon thinned to a thread
Insects singing
Wrapping Dumplings – Matsuo Basho
Wrapping dumplings in
Bamboo leaves, with one finger
She tidies, her hair
Years End – Matsuo Basho
Years end all
Corners of this
Floating world,swept
Fleas, Lice – Haiku
Fleas, Lice
A horse peeing
Near my pillow
A Weathered Skeleton – Haiku
A weathered skeleton
In windy fields of memory
Piercing like a knife
A Strange Flower – Haiku
A strange Flower
For buds and butterflies
The autumn sky
Bush Warbler – Haiku
Bush warbler
Shits on the rice cakes
On the porch rail
A Bee – Haiku
A bee
Staggers out
Of the peony
Buying Leeks – Haiku
Buying Leeks
And walking home
Under the bare trees
The Old Man – Haiku
The old man
Cutting barley
Bent like a sickle
Lighting One Candle – Haiku
Lighting one candle
With another candle
Spring evening
Ploughing The Land – Haiku
Ploughing the land
Not even a bird singing
In the mountains shadow
Early Summer Rain – Haiku
Early summer rain
Houses facing the river
Two of them
A Mosquite Buzzes – Haiku
A Mosquite buzzes
Every Time flowers
Of honeysuckle fall
Blow of an Ax – Haiku
Blow of an ax
Pine scent
The winter woods
A Bat Flits – Haiku
A bat flits
In moonlight
Above the plum blossoms
Over Ripe Sushi – Haiku
Over Ripe Sushi
The Master
Is full of regret
Life – Haiku
Life is short
Leaves have dried and fallen
Time is running out
Inspiration – Haiku
My mind so muddled
Birds singing merrily
Back to work with smile
Health – Haiku
Shadow of own
Protuberant stomach
Tomorrow on diet
Happy – Haiku
My dog is sleeping
Smiling and bow wowing
Perhaps chasing rabbits
God – Haiku
Cry not
On your knees confide silently
Peace from him above
Food – Haiku
Waiting
Little mouths open wide
For mother bird
Flowers – Haiku
Under the cherry tree
Flowers flying everywhere
See you, next spring
Smart Women – Haiku
Dark clouds in the sky
Today ten percent discount
Better bring more bags
Engagement Day – Haiku
Gentle kiss lingers
Their fingers two ring adorn now
Honeymoon becons
Dyeing Hair – Haiku
Dyeing her white hair
Black to camouflage her age
Wrinkles won’t lie.
Christmas Day – Haiku
On Christmas Day
Children’s eyes shine like stars
Waiting for the surprise
Cat – Haiku
Cat at the mirror
Excited, greet the other
What is it thinking?
Candy – Haiku
Amazing candy
Conquers bitter medicine
Life’teacher
Camp Fire – Haiku
Summer camp fire
Doors locked, everyone’s out
The lonely house
Happiness – Haiku
Soap bubbles flying
Tiny claps, gentle jump
Melting mother’s heart.
Animal – Toshie Nohara
In Africa
Giraffe at one hotel window
What is for the breakfast ?
Old Well – Yosa Buson
Old well,
a fish leaps
dark sound.
Coolness – Yosa Buson
Coolness
The sound of the bell
as it leaves the bell.
Haiku – Yosa Buson
The winter river;
down it come floating
flowers offered to Buddha.
Dawn – Yosa Buson
Dawn–
fish the cormorants haven’t caught
swimming in the shallows.
