Rain Haiku Poems

No More War

Marching boots echo
no birds sing in the  
shattered valleys.

Children’s toys buried
beneath the smoking ruins
where  are they ?

Flags wave in triumph,
but mothers...

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c a c k e d pavement and chalk,
    o     c      c
h ...

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TENDER EMBRACE

clouds cradle the peaks
whispers of rain sing softly
mountains wear their tears
...

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misty morning rain
caresses peony blooms ~
nature's tender kiss...

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These are English translations of Issa haiku about the seasons: spring, summer, autumn, winter.

Autumn wind ...
She always wanted to pluck
the reddest roses
?Kobayashi Issa translation by...

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sprayed by some raindrops

look up the sky purest blue

a breeze in the trees...

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summer’s here at last
time to sunbathe on the beach ~
shame about the rain
...

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scorched trees soak sun splash
dry cloud fleet floats in warm wind…    
parched ground prays for rain
...

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Dum-Dum, muffled gongs
empty the heart.
They fall from my umbrella-
uninvited, gone....

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TINY RAINDROPS

tiny raindrop's dance
on a leaf's quivering edge
moment suspended
...

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happiness is F—R—E—E
when shared
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                                        h
                                                 r
                                                     o
                                                        u
                                                           g
                     ...

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(Edited for previous typo)

p  o  u  n  d  i  n  g  the ground
    ...

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it's no longer  l~~o~~n~~g~
               the patient  w—a—i—t  for...

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in every life
a little rain must fall
rainbows the reward



AP: Honorable Mention 2025...

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