Counting syllables on a Sunday Afternoon is Haiku Delight! --Appreciative Ruth
Haiku ku ku ku, Where have you been all my life? P.S. I love you! --Jay Miller, Ft Lauderdale
Indigo bleeds out The midnight clouds linger low As rain escapes wounds.
Death sharpens the blow Arrows cut flesh like lions who munch on marrow.
Teepee leans over Rawhide fades away in cut as the scissors scrape. --Stephanie
My mind wanders north. Where I lived, so long ago. memories, flakes------snow.
Cold, high the mountains I forgot I loved them Oh Gigantic singers
Why go to Valdez? “There is nothing there, you know. I still want to go.
Valdez, not a place Only huge, cold, strong mountains And also, my son --by Sue Anderson
Coils of memories Uncoils the moments we spent On the shore of fate. --P.Gopichand & P.Nagasuseela, J.K.C.College, India
Butterflies and bees Hover round flower bushes Land and sip honey --P. Gopichand & P. Nagasuseela, J.K.C.College, India
Cell bridges people One to many ,none to one Breeds tensions and peace --P. Gopichand & P. Nagasuseela, J.K.C.College, India
In life or in love Humble with environment Inside or outside --P. Gopichand & P. Nagasuseela, J.K.C.College, India
Pigeons of my tears Flew through the windows of eyes To merge with raindrops --P. Gopichand & P. Nagasuseela, J.K.C.College, India
Crystals from the blue Breathe spring all around the world And charm flourishes --P.Gopichand & P.Nagasuseela, J.K.C.College, India
"Haiku very much"? Oh, you gotta be kidding! But who could resist? --Esther Howard
Words paint a picture I enter a dream-like world. Worries left behind. --Rose Lefebvre
Garlic juice rubbed on to make my fingernails stronger; my vanity stinks. - Elisabeth Miles
How careful! We lock our car doors securely and leave our headlights on. - Elisabeth Miles
Blank sheet of paper waiting in my typewriter. Now what do I do? - Elisabeth Miles
I hear snow falling Wait! Is it freezing rain? You can’t hear snow fall. --Susan Landis-Steward
In bed on Sunday A CRACK! and falling branches Glad it's not my tree --Eric Allen
Winter fantasy (a haiku "crown")
Snow falls so thick that wooly mammoths have come down from the hills for food.
From the hills for food come the dire wolves, long fangs sharp. And still the snow falls.
And still the snow falls. And still the snow falls, and still, the snow piles deeper.
The snow piles deeper. I am trapped inside of my imagination.
Imagination brings the wooly mammoths down when snow falls so thick. - --Roxanna Matthews
Christmas dawns snowy. Children whooping round the tree destroy peace on earth. --Elisabeth Miles
The office party so quickly out of control Hide the mistletoe! --Ruby
Countdown to New Year starts in earlier times zones for “over-fifties.” --Elisabeth Miles
For holiday joy try letting the kittens help decorate the tree. --Elisabeth Miles
What? Christmas morn looks like a tornado in a trailer park? Good sign. --Elisabeth Miles
How can it be night? Seems like I just awakened. Where did the day go? --Rose Lefebvre
They say a full moon has an effect on people. I think it’s hormones! --Rose Lefebvre
Occasionally I wish I were child again. I miss momma’s hugs. --Rose Lefebvre
One, two, three, four---stretch, then bend and reach for the floor. Exercise pains me. --Rose Lefebvre
Sweet scent of roses. I inhale the aroma. OUCH! Where’d bee come from? --Rose Lefebvre
The room seems brighter. The sun is shining outside! Mid-winter surprise. --Rose Lefebvre
All I got are pits. What happened to the cherries? Well, bowl’s not empty! --Rose Lefebvre
The squirrel gazed at me, I tossed raw nuts on the ground. His paws touch in prayer. --Rose Lefebvre
The squirrel blocks my way. He stands, paws extended up. Furred Oliver Twist. --Rose Lefebvre
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