Storm Haiku Poems

Matsuo Basho: English translations of Haiku about autumn, fall, falling, trees, leaves, leaving, goodbye, rice, moon, moonlight, words.

Reverential tears:
the falling leaves
bid their trees goodbye.
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dark clouds are forming
     a smell of rain in the air
calm before the storm
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A Lightening strike
hit a tree in the back yard
resembles toothpicks....

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Tornado Warning
all of its might was soon aired
But Haskell was spared.

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Dark clouds start to mass,
Distant rumble, wind picks up,
Tempest drawing near.

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days dripping muggy
         the hot sun intense and hot . . .
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Low, darkening clouds
flashes fly and life recoils
thunder drums the earth...

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Fast break, a blur,
Points rain down, a sudden storm,
Net sings, game over.

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the old tree
wrinkled and leaning
storm warning...

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tree limb breaks away
the ice storm gave no free rain
limb so very young...

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waves recede---
         . .. ~ 
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Lone, tall, verdant wobbling leaf
Strong autumn gales come
Immovable, unbending...

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You left in the rain, 
Heartbeats echo through the storm, 
Memories remain....

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 a day before spring 
spring has sprung a mighty wet
 windy winter storm 
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a blizzard blazes 
the Midwest covering the
earth with a pearl white
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A crisp, gentle breeze
Lightning flashes, thunder booms
A sweet lullaby...

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