Best Haiku Poems

lights weave through snowflakes 
teasing and twirling about 
distant stars dancing

a brilliant display
wearing only hand-me-downs
the moon steals the show

~FJ Thomas
01/01/2020...

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deep wounds that leave scars
    one moment much more must flow -
    shadows from the soul

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beautiful blackbird
chirruping the sweetest songs
morning has broken




Poem inspired by this wonderful Beatles song sung in Scottish Gaelic by Julie Fowlis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MzetQfKwbE

05~20~17...

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afterglow
dark ripples still warm
from sunrise...

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allure 
      
      of the moon pales -
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running to the rock

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dainty daffodil
your golden trumpet fanfares
the dawning of spring

09-18-14


Published in Haiku Journal #33 by Prolific Press

submitted to YOUR PERSONAL FAVORITE, NO. 2 Poetry Contest
sponsored by L...

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walking gracefully  
with a pendulum movement ~
a herd of giraffes   

the mass migration
crocodiles at the river~
food for the taking

gazelles are running ...

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a balloon
canary yellow
the sun on her leash



AP: 1st place, Honorable Mention 2020, Honorable Mention 2020

Submitted on June 26, 2020 for contest STRAND COMPLETELY NEW POETRY...

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thick blanket of snow
snuggling the flowerbeds 
with a winter wrap

Jan Allison



6th October 2014...

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Such precious gemstones
Morning dew shines like diamonds
God’s tears from heaven

Written on 18th February 2 days before my father died


Posted 22nd February 2015...

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spring wakens my tree -
a bejeweled perfumed bride. . . .
love birds make their nest

summer’s yellowed lawn
beneath my tree’s sombrero. . . . 
grass breathes...

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paper boat--
how far will it carry
my child's smile






© kash poet (kashinath karmakar)


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Regally they strut
Lions have no ought to roar
Status apparent

Establish importance with quiet visibility without vocality

(Not for any contest)...

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clement moons lose glow...
sun rises dries dewy tears
heart of mist broken

 © Harry J Horsman 2023...

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pink marshmallow clouds
tinted by the setting sun
artist mixes oils

11/13/19...

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a cluster of dreams
waiting for a puff of wind -
the freedom to roam


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A Traditional Haiku Contest
Sponsored by Tania Kitchin...

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lush her cathedral
  barefoot walking in the woods~

           sacred communion 




7/15/2020


A Contest about a...

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```Pirate Bay the Haiku``` 

pirates fierce and mean 
drowning fish, sea to sea 
parrots on their butt 


```Polly Wants A Cracker``` 

bloodthirst & brutal 
Quartermaster...

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~twice the beauty~


in the sea of love 
reflection of the night 
a wave moves


~SKAT~...

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Nature's wake from sleep
Life flirts with beauty
a time for flowers to flaunt
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tiny snow angel
snowflakes kiss your rosy cheeks
white winter beauty

Any poem you ever wrote not for a contest
Sponsored by Broken Wings
14th November 2014
Published in Haiku Journal...

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flames of desire
as I hold my love close. . . 
the sky has caught fire

8/24/2015
For Line Gauthier's 'Bite Size Poem no17' Poetry Contest ...

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Purple butterfly
Bush grows weary with its load
Covered with gold wings...

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writing as I drift

   on the ocean's endless blue. . . 

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