Summer Haibun Poems
These Summer Haibun poems are examples of Haibun poems about Summer. These are the best examples of Haibun Summer poems written by international poets.
The Universe Speaks~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Somewhere above the sky, born of the color of summer Iris, swirl galaxies of brilliant stars. On fine nights such as this I feel their...
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night, universe,
Sweet Cream Stars~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The elder tree is all the seasons in living form. In the winter it waves from beyond my windowpane with soft wands of brown, accepting...
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nature, seasons, tree,
Winter's Nascent Moons~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The cold winds come to breathe our world anew. Snow blankets the earth, making familiar streets a canvas for my dreams. I see each sculpted...
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moon, snow, winter,
Living the Dream
Our family gatherings have always been filled with nostalgic glimpses into a much simpler life. A life shown to us young’uns through the many stories...
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poetry,
Last Night
Like he’d done for forty years he placed their breakfast on the table. But since the stroke his wife had little appetite for food anymore....
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poetry,
ON THE CUSP OF BECOMING
Every so often, my mind wanders back to the summer of my youth, where a specific memory awaits.
Having completed my first year at University,...
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age, brother, future, growing
Christmas in the MountainsThe Franklin Mountains are a succession of jagged peaks, as if the earth had sprouted the spiny backbone of a monstrous, petrified beast. Each tip...
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christmas, december, mountains,
SunjoyEarly morning. I stood on my porch slowly sipping a cup of tea while watching the sun rise over my neighborhood. The sunshine brings a...
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inspiration, sun,
NightmareIt was my first journey by train all alone. When dropped at the station by my cousin, I saw a huge crowd waiting at the...
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angst, fear, feelings,
Ode To My Gardening GlovesAlas, beautiful gardening gloves, I knew you well. I remember that early March morn; I opened your package and slipped you onto my hands. At...
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faith, flower, garden,
Without Saying a WordSummer that year was beasty hot and dry. The sidewalks sizzled and roasted my bare feet, and the heat permeated the already parched ground leaving...
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kid, mother, mother daughter,
Carpo, the Goddess of AutumnAutumn is at once symbolic of plenty, ripening, harvest, and abundance; and, at the same time, a symbol of letting go, decay, decline, old age,...
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seasons,
October's CharmIn October, the breeze has a way of moving my hair, of tousling it into buoyant curls. It carries with it the fragrance of earth,...
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autumn, seasons,
Catching Lightning BugsWhen I was a little girl, Granddad and I spent many summer evenings together sipping lemonade and swinging back and forth on his vintage metal...
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grandfather, insect, magic, night,
That Heady ScentAfter three months, the Texas drought finally ended. Blessed rain clouds came. Dark clouds rumbled through our neighborhood. Thunder boomed and lightning crackled. Then fat...
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rain, storm,