Journey Haiku Poems

Matsuo Basho: English translations of haiku about summer, trees, firefly, fireflies, cuckoos, rice fields, rice paddies, bush-clover, Iris, Irises, temple, temples, Japanese culture, light, daylight,...

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Eagle soars above 
On thermal, wing span power,
Personifies One.......

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Floor tilts in the dark
stumble, fall, look to my side
a lost soul sees I...

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A snail draws a map
across my shoe, unaware 
I'm standing still too....

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baby rabbit peeks
from her hiding place to see
a world to new eyes...

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new puppy runs free
sniffing newness around her
taking it all in...

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a lone flower sway -
beneath a weeping willow
basho dreams of spring

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celestial smile
gold halo while birthing child
love afterglow proud

Father’s face painted relief and joy 
Red eyes cry excited emerald voice
Little baby birthed after a journey 
Nine...

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Secluded
at the edge of the world—
reflections linger. 


This haiku was written in 2024 and is inspired by William Bradford's painting titled "An Arctic Scene" (1881)...

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migratory birds
make their return journey north...
what is their story?...

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A measured journey 
With many days and moments
Tell me which one means more?
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There are choices made,
by a consortium of...
all those we have been!

We walk with no mind,
through the lives we've conjured up...
that we might believe!

The scenarios,
that we...

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Come journey with me
Let us soar with sky like minds
Wide open to love ...

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