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Best Hokku Poems

Below are the all-time best Hokku poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of hokku poems written by PoetrySoup members


Premium Member Haiku - Celestial Seduction
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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Categories: hokku, moon, night, snow, stars,
Form: Haiku



Premium Member My Very Sweet Love - the Hotan Style
~My  Very  Sweet  Love~ 
(Hotan Linked ) 


Here I am my sweet love 
Love, I'm waiting here for you 
You mean the...

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Categories: hokku, angel, beautiful, emotions, love,
Form: Free verse
And To Autumn Turns Spring
Karmic seeds once sown,
Thought, I’d reap fruits by me grown,
Spring came, soon was gone,

And turned to summer too soon,
And fruitless far my fortune! 

It dawned:...

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Categories: hokku, philosophy, work,
Form: Rengay
Premium Member Happy Thanksgiving Day To You - the Hotan Style
~Happy Thanksgiving Day Wishes To You~
(Hotan)


Today is Thanksgiving
A nice day to celebrate
Be around family and friends
Have good time
Enjoy a nice meal
Talk and laugh
Time to get...

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Categories: hokku, family, friendship, love, thanksgiving,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member S E a S H E L L S - the Hotan Style
~Seashells~
(Hotan)


Seashells are pretty
They're  nice,  very colorful
Can be found at the seashores
By the sea
Walking at  the beach
There,  they show
For our very eyes
As...

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Categories: hokku, beach, beautiful, love, sea,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Beautiful Angels - the Hotan Style
~ Beautiful   Angels ~
 (Hotan)

 Angels are Divine
 Appear in any form,  shape.
 From God to us sent
 From  Heaven
 They...

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Categories: hokku, angel, beautiful, blessing, love,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Seashells - the Japanese Hotan Style
~Seashells~
(Hotan)


Seashells are pretty
They are very colorful
Can be found at the seashore
By the sea
Walking by the beach
There,  they show
For our very eyes
As waves lapping come...

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Categories: hokku, beach, beautiful, color, summer,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Winter Is Peeking Thru - the Hotan Style
~Winter Is Peeking Through~
(Hotan)


Winter is approaching
The weather getting colder
Time to grab a coat and scarf
Snow will fall
Some folks will have fun
Play in snow
Making huge snow...

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Categories: hokku, beautiful, december, snow, winter,
Form: Free verse
Dilemma
(This haiku isn't in the ancient hokku form).

Indecisive mind
divided feelings
state of no response

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Coming and going 
spell out your real heart
the miss confusion

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Wandering brain
from house to...

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Categories: hokku, inspirational
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Christmas Time- the Hotan N' Dodoitsu Style
~Christmas Time~
(Hotan/Dodoitsu)


Christmas getting close
It's now around the corner
Celebrate baby Jesus
Trees glow bright
Shine with awesome lights
Folks shopping
Time for rejoicing
Think of others that got less
Christmas, time to...

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Categories: hokku, beautiful, christmas, love, winter,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Books Are Really Awesome - the Hotan Style
Books Are Really Awesome~
(Hotan)


Books are just awesome
They open so many doors
With books we can learn a lot
We can travel
To places near or far
They are fun
They...

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Categories: hokku, beautiful, books, inspirational, love,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Love the Lord - the Hotan Style
~Love The Lord~
(Hotan)


Love Lord with all heart
His presence feel day thru night
Hear  His  love message  
Lord  loves all
Never  far away
When...

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Categories: hokku, faith, hope, inspirational, love,
Form: Free verse
Farmer's Cradle
Farmer plowed the soil
In green field’s
Sow grow in fruity
Duty is finished
Finally he will sound sleep—

Haiku (hokku) Form

By: lena
lie
25/9/07...

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Categories: hokku, animals, family, health, life,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member S E a S H E L L S - the Hotan Style
~Seashells~
(Hotan)


Seashells are pretty
They are very colorful
Can be found at the seashore
By the sea
Walking by the beach
There,  they show
For our very eyes
As waves lapping come...

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Categories: hokku, beach, beautiful, color, summer,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Summertime - the Japanese Hotan Style
~Summertime~
(Hotan)


It's summertime again
Folks are so happy is here
Spring is really gone now
Weathers hot
Some people enjoy
Others not
Temperature soar
Time to have some fun outdoors
Or relax inside.


Dorian Petersen...

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Categories: hokku, beach, beautiful, fun, sun,
Form: Free verse

Book: Reflection on the Important Things