Mother Haiku Poems

fertile ground was found
     the soil a rich deep dark brown
          the...

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Jews are aliens
we return to  mother ship
relax wine and feast
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Matsuo Basho: English translations of haiku about birds, flowers, candles, life, death.

Naptime!
But my drowsiness is nixed
by busybody warblers.
—Matsuo Basho, translation by Michael R. Burch

Carolers:
the sparrows...

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babies on her back
     the possum crossed the river
          a log was...

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A Night of '89

Footsteps at midnight
the knock no one dared answer.
Dogs howled in silence.

Charred Bodies on the road,
eyes still open to the sky.
The crows never...

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in a silent room

a mother rocking her child

in morning light

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waiting for the train

a mother lifts

her anxious child

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Written: May 17, 2025, for contest by Brian Strand

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a poet mother

dwells in 
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Belladonna blue.
Scenes in a mystery, do.
Hope, need ye accrue?

Indeed! Heart, why bleed?
Lead? Others or ye? Be! Sea;
Four seasons; change? Strange...

Cold core, darkest door?
Ancient lore, forgotten...

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Happy Mother's Day
to all of my mama friends
Love your family!...

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whispers calm the night 
g  e  n  t  l  e  hands that  g u i d e ...

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****Mother Nature****
***due date: Spring***
***when giving birth***
*heaven and nature sing*
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feet dangle, rain boots
drip murky droplets black gold
a branch caves then snaps...

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mountains 
       made of    w
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winter sky gazing
aurora borealis
dancing light show


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