Boat Haiku Poems

origami folds
become a vessel crafted
suspect of high seas



AP: 2nd place 2025

Posted on March 30, 2025...

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Calm, clear blue water
Fishing boat in the sunset
Mirror the sky....

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A light boat has passed
Following the horizon
Along troubled sea....

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This world?
Moonlit dew
flicked from a crane’s bill.
—Eihei Dogen Kigen translation by Michael R. Burch

Seventy-one?
How long
can a dewdrop last?
—Eihei Dogen Kigen translation of his jisei (death...

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in the deep blue sea
an old boat lies on one side  . . .      
golden fish explore
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God is love thru the aches and pains —) 
thruout our hardships that make us insane

I’m sorry for hurt
I praise you inwardly now
I need Your...

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Eagerly we wait,-
As early as the sun mount,-
At the harbor’s plank.

After a short while…

We heard the Ferry’s hail
And shouted us, to come up!-
With our kits...

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high up in the trees
birds stare down poised to attack
black and white terror

great white shark circling
silent deadly predator...
need a bigger boat

in the Bates Motel
psycho killer...

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waterlogged blue toes 
sinking feet down into mud 
river rising red 
...

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sailboats glide on lake 
catching sun's attention 
reflecting off water...

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waves weave and whisper
feather clouds caress soft time
liquid lace landscapes 

breath of bold sailor
amber eyes float as forests 
his heart lava love

orchestra seagulls 
violin seaweed...

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boat crosses water 
making its way to Island 
dodging rough waters...

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boat plummets water 
water sprays heavy on face 
lake becomes serene...

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leaves elope with winds
branches divorce the weak twigs ---
nude trees bend in shame

meadows wear green robes
maple-shades boat-race on streams ---
crimson lipped trails blush 

cool clouds...

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from aboard a boat
 salty taste from water brings
 floating memories...

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