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Longing Haiku Poems

These Longing Haiku poems are examples of Haiku poems about Longing. These are the best examples of Haiku Longing poems written by international poets.


A Second Portion of What's Not There
A heart's silent scream,  
Yearning for the ghost of hope,  
Each dawn brings despair.  

Shadows weave around,  
Promises of what could...

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Categories: loneliness, longing, lust,



Premium Member magnolia
magnolia
sunsets and love
memories of june...

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Categories: appreciation, flower, june, longing,

Matsuo Basho: English translations of Haiku about Life 1
Matsuo Basho: English translations of haiku about clouds, geese, departing, empty nests and huts, lonely, loneliness, drinking alone, sake, longing, loss, death, hawks, the moon,...

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Categories: culture, death, loneliness, lonely,

Premium Member pillow
pillow next to me
in the gleam of sunrise
without a wrinkle...

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Categories: lonely, longing, morning,

Premium Member Sink or Swim
Drowning in sorrow
because you are leaving me.
I jumped in too soon.

As I flail about,
will you toss me a life ring,
or a concrete block?

Both are solutions
to...

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Categories: lost love, water,



Premium Member Snugs and Sparkles
Written: June 17, 2025, for contest Sponsored by: Anthony Biaanco
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lanterns twinkle bright
soft laughter snugs...

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Categories: appreciation, longing,

Premium Member every sky
every sky casting
its random share of showers ~
rainbows to be chased



AP: Honorable Mention 2025...

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Categories: hope, longing, rain, rainbow,

Suffocating Act of Living

Breath becomes a fight,
World's weight presses on the chest,
Longing to break free.

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Categories: life,

Velvet Whispers
         night drapes 
       like v e l v e t,
...

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Categories: deep, imagery, longing, meaningful,

Premium Member Love
Love

Love and friendship is,
one soul within two bodies,
hearts that beat as one.

By
Josehf Lloyd Murchison...

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Categories: haiku, friend, friendship, longing, love,

Long days
Best are the long days
Where time is in short supply
And nothing was gained
...

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Categories: longing, time,

Premium Member Cold
The cold is brassic
snow lying about in piles
yearning for summer...

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Categories: longing, snow,

Windy Cold Day
a windy cold day
so longing for summer breeze 
a waft blow gently...

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Categories: weather,

Fading Sparks
Sparks dwindled too soon,
Leaving behind dark ashes,
And silence that burns....

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Categories: emotions, heartbreak, longing, loss,

Questions
Why do I need more?
If I don't will I survive?
Who am I to want?...

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Categories: depression, identity, longing, mystery,


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