Snow Haiku Poems

winter’s snow
is pillow-soft eiderdown . . . . 
fields pristinely gleam...

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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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Matsuo Basho: English translations of Haiku about winter, cold, rain, rains, frost, frosts, snow, snowflakes, wind, children, childhood, hail, hail stones, winter life. 

Mushroom-gathering,
rushing to...

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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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sun touches 
coax blossoms to open ....
snow-white crepe myrtle     ...

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a fall leaf  f   l   o   a   t  s
I hear melancholy notes . . .
snow...

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shadows of s n o w f l a k e s 
 d
   i
    s
    ...

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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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Tab 8
The summer pains will
Go away; and once winter breaks
Problems become numb

The snow and cold air
Soothe your sunburns, and the lake
Of your mind freezes in...

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snow has been  f 
      ...

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winding downward

the winter snow

now a raging river
...

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

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gentle ray of sun
melting last remains of snow
tulips in all hues



Submitted on , 2025 for contest A SPRING HAIKU sponsored by TANIA KITCHIN - RANKED...

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deep snow this morning

I see the kids down the hall

lacing up their boots

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blustery wind

here, in the empty field

sparse snowflakes fall
...

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