Famous Short Haiku Poems
Famous Short Haiku Poems. Short Haiku Poetry by Famous Poets. A collection of the all-time best Haiku short poems
by
Matsuo Basho
In the twilight rain
these brilliant-hued hibiscus . . .
A lovely sunset
by
Matsuo Basho
From time to time
The clouds give rest
To the moon-beholders.
by
Jack Kerouac
The taste
of rain
—Why kneel?
by
Matsuo Basho
An old silent pond...
A frog jumps into the pond,
splash! Silence again.
by
Jack Kerouac
Birds singing
in the dark
—Rainy dawn.
by
Jack Kerouac
The low yellow
moon above the
Quiet lamplit house
by
Masaoka Shiki
Toward those short trees
We saw a hawk descending
On a day in spring
by
Natsume Soseki
Over the wintry
forest, winds howl in rage
with no leaves to blow.
by
Matsuo Basho
Spring:
A hill without a name
Veiled in morning mist.
The beginning of autumn:
Sea and emerald paddy
Both the same green.
The winds of autumn
Blow: yet still green
The chestnut husks.
A flash of lightning:
Into the gloom
Goes the heron's cry.
by
Matsuo Basho
In the cicada's cry
No sign can foretell
How soon it must die.
by
Kobayashi Issa
That wren--
looking here, looking there.
You lose something?
by
Paul Eluard
The wind
Undecided
Rolls a cigarette of air
The mute girl talks:
It is art's imperfection.
This impenetrable speech.
The motor car is truly launched:
Four martyrs' heads
Roll under the wheels.
Ah! a thousand flames, a fire,
The light, a shadow!
The sun is following me.
A feather gives to a hat
A touch of lightness:
The chimney smokes.
by
Adrian Green
New moon on the lake.
Your voice and the nightingale
serenade springtime.
Full moon on the lake.
Your voice and the waterbirds
celebrate summer.
Old moon on the lake.
Owls hunting autumnal food -
your voice still singing.
by
Richard Brautigan
A piece of green pepper
fell
off the wooden salad bowl:
so what?