Sleep Haiku Poems

in the deep of night
train, planes and automobiles
continual hum

in midnight hour
a drone flying in the sky
city never sleeps...

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it's exhausting
being so adorable
~ a rest well deserved



AP: Honorable Mention 2025...

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crescent cradles sleep,
kitten wrapped in starlit warmth,
sips hush the silence....

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Matsuo Basho: English translations of haiku about winter, snow, snowball, home, fire, children, fun, frost, hail, fish, ice fishing.

The year’s first snowfall;
such happiness to be
at...

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Matsuo Basho Haiku: English Translations of haiku about seasons, spring, rain, moon, flowers, blossoms, wind, river, etc.

Blame the rainy season
for my absence,
old friend Moon.
—Matsuo Basho,...

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Your breath is my quilt -
the ghost between sleep and wake.
Your touch, my alarm....

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Sleep held me hostage
this early riser, jumped ship
free will is magic....

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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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haiku : manifestation process

 heart whispers symbols
mindful make intentions, plans ~
action complete, sleep
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hiku

he    ART

w h i s p    ...

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in this dark night
      only silence w h i s p e r s~
cats couldn't  m   e...

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snowflakes float to ground
and then become a blanket;
sleep without a sound....

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white noise 
static in the night
the promise of sleep



posted on April 27, 2025...

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teeny kitten
having a cat nap
a ray of sunlight



AP: 3rd place 2025

Posted on April 17, 2025...

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Towering white alps
Gentle among the top ten
Sleep day and night....

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Go into the night 
With hope of tomorrow's light
Dream and sleep tight....

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