Best Hiku Poems
native drums beat in sync
dreams dance round the fire—
my head on his chest
lilac h u s h of love ~
s i
s t a k e s
heals r s in swarovski
sunset sorcery
ice caps melting
sea levels rising ~
global warning
plastic pollution
killing marine life ~
sea sobs salty tears
deforestation
wildlife now homeless ~
mankind to blame
Hiku (Disciplined Brevity) Poetry Contest
Sponsored by William Kekaula
11/21/21
under an endless
carousal of stars -
bright leaves ride the wind
crescent moon smiles
tangerine sun's cheerio ~
crepuscule romance
an old apple tree
where a house stands abandoned . . .
limbs with empty nests
hanging from the tree -
a child’s swing from long ago
swaying in fall’s breeze
scattered on the ground
round the trunk of the old tree . . .
red, ripened apples
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* * moonlight drizzles soft
* * on the quiet windowpane~
* * whispers through still leaves
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cumulus lambs
a m b l e through heaven’s blue . . .
wind's sudden h o w l
larks soar autumn's sky
as sun follows prairie rain . . .
wild larkspur sparkles
isolated showers -
words of appreciation
few and far between
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A Hiku Premier Contest
Sponsor Brian Strand
Posted December 2022
salt themed oceans
hold mankinds amazement ~
seas drift aloof
poetic thought streams
wafting sweet words
in lavender dreams
Written: May 21, 2025, for contest by Brian Strand
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rose s p a r k s
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in caviar
s w i r l s ~
nocturnal nectar
snow-white sepals s w i r l
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g past emerald orbs ~
a jasmine j i
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