Haiku

Haiku

Haiku Poems

This ancient form of poem writing is renowned for its small size as well as the precise punctuation and syllables needed on its three lines. It is of ancient Japanese origin. It contains 17 syllables in 3 lines of five, seven, five. Haiku poems are typically about nature and usually about a specific season. Writing a haiku requires effort but the poem is well worth it. It is easy to feel a sense of perfection when viewing a perfectly formed Haiku.

43 All Types of Haiku Poems

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  1. 1. Haiku Year

    A haiku describing nature for each of the twelve months of the year.

    • By Paul Holmes
    • Published: May 2014 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    Analysis of Form and Technique

    JANUARY
    Delightful display
    Snowdrops bow their pure white heads
    To the sun's glory.

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    • Rating 4.24
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    I love this poem sooooo much! Can't stop reading it. I am in love with the absolute perfect descriptions of each month...great job Paul.

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  3. 2. Together

    • By Paul Holmes
    • Published: July 2019 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    You and me alone
    Madness of world locked away
    Peace and quiet reigns

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  5. 3. Mellow May

    My Haiku style poem is for the month of May and what May brings into her spring month, with all the loveliness and joy and even a special treat as she completes spring and turns toward summer! Just a brief description of some of what the month of May brings.

    Mellow, mild, May day,
    calling children out to play.
    Summer's on her way!

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    • Rating 4.23
  6. 4. October's Gold

    Quite a sensory delight for all nature lovers.

    • By Paul Holmes
    • Published: May 2019 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    Like crunchy cornflakes
    Gold leaves rustle underfoot
    Beauty in decay.

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    I like Haikus and I like this one very much. It goes to prove that just a few well-chosen words can say more effectively than pages full. I love the comparison of cornflakes to dead leaves...

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  7. 5. The Pink Summer Sphere

    Every summer, my family and I would travel back to Korea and buy the peaches in the wet market...the juiciest, ripest, and the biggest peach that would make your mouth drip saliva. In the sweltering hot summer, taking those peaches out from the freezer and putting them in your mouth gives a sensation that makes your mouth burst in sweetness. Peaches are a summer fruit that should not go unnoticed.

    • By Suh Joon Kim
    • Published: July 2016 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    The Sweet Sensation Of Peaches Haiku, The Pink Summer Sphere
    The chill, worming in
    Shock, pleasure, bursting within
    Summer tongue awakes

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    • Rating 4.16
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    This haiku just makes me want to close my eyes and picture in my head a beautiful flower garden, swaying in the cool breeze on a hot summer day. It also gives me the chills!
    Jayjay

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  8. 6. Loneliness (Haiku)

    • By Paul Holmes
    • Published: February 10, 2023 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    Aching heart and mind
    Needs touch of a caring soul
    Yearning company.

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    • Votes 8
    • Rating 3.38
  9. 7. A Caress

    • By Paul Holmes
    • Published: July 2019 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    Strokes of affection
    Light and tenderly expressed
    Keep love’s bonds so strong.

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    • Rating 4.37
  10. 8. Peacefulness

    • By Paul Holmes
    • Published: July 2019 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    Calm as a river
    Tranquility in my heart
    Blue summer skies reign.

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    • Rating 4.26
  11. 9. The 2nd Season

    I am a chef who also has an interest in literature. I have written several haiku poems, as it is my passion.

    • By Billy R. Warner
    • Published: April 2020 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    Fresh spring morning time.
    That's the sound of solitude,
    the presence of peace.

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  12. 10. Love Haiku

    • By Alisha L Mead
    • Published: February 2006 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    I am over you.
    Then my eyes meet yours once more,
    and I fall in love.

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    • Rating 4.22
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    I LOVE this poem! It feels good because I can relate!

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  13. 11. Rain Haiku

    • By David Fox
    • Published: July 2019 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    Rain hits my window
    Angels tap-dancing softly
    A heavenly sound

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    • Rating 4.19
  14. 12. Love

    Happy Mother's Day

    Love is nature's threads
    embroidered in children, stitch
    by stitch by a mother.

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  15. 13. The Rain

    The drops of falling rain quenches the thirst of the dry earth and brings life alive. This thought flashes my mind as I experience the first rain of this season.

    • By Annie Castelino
    • Published: November 2014 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    The pitter patter
    Sound of the heavenly rain
    Raises novel hope

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    • Rating 4.12
  16. 14. Autumn Love

    I have always loved autumn, so I composed a haiku to express my love.

    • By Savannah M. Jones
    • Published: September 2018 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    Coolness fills the air
    Scarves and sweaters everywhere
    Fall weather is here

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    • Rating 4.12
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    It makes me feel the chill in autumn, which I have experienced only in literature. .

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  17. 15. Luscious Peach

    Irresistible freshness packed into a tender juicy summer fruit.

    • By Paulette Vickers
    • Published: July 2016 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    Luscious Peach Haiku

    Fuzzy blushy skin
    Bursting sweetness, hidden seed
    Succulent nectar

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    • Rating 4.08
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    This describes a high quality ripe peach exactly, and the deliciousness of a really sweet, succulent taste explosion, and the rapture of it all !

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  18. 16. Happy Spring Haiku

    The spring season has always given me a spiritual lift throughout my 85 years of life. The greening of the land and the flowering plants each year are like a rebirth of the planet. Even the sky seems bluer. One of my fondest memories was seeing the crocus buds popping up through the snow near the library on the campus of the University of Wisconsin when I was a student there, the first vestige of the new season.

    • By Harold Corzine
    • Published: April 2018 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    Spring brings happiness
    Flowers, songbirds, and green grass.
    God's love on display.

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    • Rating 4.08
  19. 17. Spring's Way

    This short poem is in Haiku style and about the transformation of winter into spring. I think it explains the struggle of the transformation of winter's nature, of trying to hold on a little longer, while spring's nature of taking over always wins, giving way to the brand new life, new love, and the charm of spring! In just a few short lines spring always wins her way, dancing well into May and June! Many weddings are planned during these months because of the fairness and beauty of the spring weather.

    Winter fights to stay.
    Sweet Spring always wins her way.
    Flowers bloomed today!

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  20. 18. Hello Autumn

    The season of Autumn is beautiful. It really doesn't take much, and we know Autumn has arrived: the crisper air, big bright harvest moons, warm afternoon walks with leaves crunching under foot, and our favorite treats we all remember that go just right with the season. I wanted to say hello to Autumn by sharing this fall haiku style poem.

    • By Patricia L. Cisco
    • Published: October 8, 2021 by Family Friend Poems with the permission of the Author.

    Warm fall afternoons,
    crisp cool eves with harvest moons,
    crickets singing tunes,

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    • Stories 2
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    • Favorited 6
    • Votes 28
    • Rating 4.07
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    I'm so happy you enjoyed "Hello Autumn." It has always been my favorite season of the year. I had to think of a way to sum it up completely for a Haiku style poem and this is what I came up...

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  21. 19. A Morning (Haiku)

    My haiku is about all the love and happiness that each fine morning brings to our life.

    Bees nudged the flowers
    Babies peeped out of the nest
    One fine crisp morning.

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    • Rating 4.04
  22. 20. Melancholy April

    My Haiku poem is just my thoughts of April, the diamond month. Clouds and showers seem to set a melancholy mood, and who can forget the rainbows after the storms, and brilliant sun that rises so quickly, changing the mood of melancholia into a more sunny, jazzy Spring day!

    Melancholy moods,
    shiny jazz and rainy blues.
    April sings her tunes!

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    • Votes 22
    • Rating 3.91

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