Best Haiku Chain Poems

christmas tree
star on top
proud and bright

quiet night
gifts are wrapped
tucked away

paced myself
feet are up
life so good



posted on December 11, 2018 for contest CHARLIEKU 3-3-3 sponsored by CHARLES MESSINA  -  RANKED 2ND...

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Haiku Chain

Presents wrap by tree
babies first Christmas is here
jet stream follows sleigh ~~by; Royal

jet stream follows sleigh 
Santa's bag floats ocean unknown 
cap is in Spain  ~~by; Goode Guy

cap is in Spain
it blew over the ocean
beating rhythm flows ~~by; Andrea Dietrich  

beating rhythm...

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~*~

Petrified forest
the grandest canyon of all
Monument valley

~*~

dancing mesquite trees
arid breeze through sage and sand
Saguaro just pose

~*~

wolves howl at the moon
pack of coyotes scream and cry
beep beep roadrunner

~*~

Arizona heat
a hundred ten in the shade
eggs fry on sidewalks...

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The Desert


~*~

misty morning
silver over cactus thorn
diamond drops

~*~

mesquite trees dance
smooth breeze through the sage
ripples on the sand

~*~

invisible clouds
sunlight melts morning
woodpecker news

~*~...

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pulsar pulsating 
projecting prominently
pinpoint precisely

quasars kinetic 
a billion mass dark hole belch
gamma-ray spawned

nebulae vast clouds
tarantula orion
stars hidden

super star massive 
super stellar explosion 
nova temp star seen 

interstellar stars
interpolated light-years
starry orbits

gravity meld
a million solar mass tell
light imprisoned cell

space darkened lair 
a speeding star caught
devastation done

space dark...

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springtime flowers vase
lilies tulips azaleas 
scent fragrance cues

summer sandy beach
swimming snorkeling surf
summer exploits fun

fall color honor guards 
canopy red brown gold tan
leaves final slow dance

winter frost fleece
snowy ivory chalk mounds
cast blank white canvas...

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The snow, lit, sparkles
Each flake reflects the moon’s light
Revealing the night

Revealing the night
In its blanketed beauty
Enriching the heart

Enriching the heart
With a sense of adventure
Magic in the air

Magic in the air
Stirs my imagination
Excitement rising

Excitement rising
I feel the day approaching
What adventure comes

What adventure comes
Beneath the moon, I...

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rainbow circle sky
blues greens yellows orange
a dew prism light

rose redolence
lily scent countryside dew
springtime perfume cue

fireflies in flight
bioluminescence bright
a seasonal light

bug process honey
pollen flyers yearn nectar 
flowers turned sweet fruits

bees labor party
pears peaches pineapples
flower foods eaten

aquarium seas
whales snappers sharks dolphins 
ride wave vehicles

sky ring of fire
huge...

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blub big blue blazing 
bedazzling boisterous 
brilliant beacon bright

pulsar pulsates  
projecting prominently
pinpoint precisely 

quixotic quasars
quintillion quarks quirkiness
quantum quintessence

wind whirl waves
watery whirlpool
wreckage washed-up

whimsical weasel
waterfall weathered willow
wilderness walk 

zoo zebra zip
zealous zoologist
zeal zen

villas villages
vestige views valley vinca
vacation venues...

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carnation cuteness
class ceremony
graduation day

red rose redolence
lily scent countryside dew
springtime perfume cue

orchids blue bloom
valley violets, tulips hues
geraniums soothes...

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pains of loved one gone
no tangible events now
lives in silent mind

titanium brow
cranium steel robotic
a i intellect

abstract words
composed harmoniously
mind bender solved

sperm egg coalesce
embryo hidden progress
nine-month time childbirth

space ring of fire
view of moon blocking star
God precision seen

water wet has swimming
fire flames cake cooked
earth soil surface stand

love pomegranate
fauna...

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Crumpled by thunder
Cowering inside the dark
Covered in your fears. 
~
Hallowed by your charm
Your crimson sight hungry- bold. 
I am merely prey.
~
Leaves scatter- muddy.
Crawl toward the horizon
Find high ground. Don't sleep. 

-James Kelley 2019...

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clear
  picture
--revealed

  surprise
--withheld
  exclamation

  not syllable
  count
--beat

  essential
--every
  word




Author notes
Haiku, traditionally of nature but now contemporary tends to be accepted. Many confuse the 
5-7-5 structure to mean syllable, it's not it means beat. Counts are guide only and...

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clouds moisten the soil
Heat is kept under control
human function boost

the wind cools the ground.
a pollen-carrying breeze
Humankind life span

gravity means life
stability in motion
this core anchor all


Written: December 09, 2021...

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early morning chirps
migrating birds are now back~
warm spring serenade

bright fluttery wings
in colors of emerald~
hummingbirds delight

lilac bushes bloom
sweet perfume wafts in the air~
butterfly magnets

4/19/21

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