Hiku Poems | Examples

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Premium Member summer hiku

sun-lit windowpane
      bright-eyed sparrow peeking in 
                   saying hi to me

Premium Member cat hiku

z  zz
     ^----^    z Z z.    *  paws wrapped  'round my arm
    ( -  o -  ) ___     //       purring like tiny drum beats~ 
    C. .....@_____C.  @          my healing anchor

Premium Member cherry blossoms hiku

*** ~    ~
      *   *¥ ** *^
     *¥ ** ¥ * ¥**        cherry tree and me
  ¥ **¥ **¥  ¥*  ¥   petals  falling on my cheeks~
  ***\\  ¥ */ ¥    spring's  precious pink pearls
   * *  \ | | /     
     *     || |     * *
 * **   / |  \~  * *
*    * *  *
   _@*____/ / __^


Premium Member paperboat hiku


                           
        ~      ~   ~  ___ ___ ___~   ~    ~
                ~      ~     ______    ~  ~  
                   ____/ |____
      ~     ~   \_______/ ~    ~

     creased with childhood smile
                  paper boat on old pavement
                              memories ripple

Premium Member spring hiku

                     (  .  )
          (*)    (    *    ) ( *)
                     ( . )
            (*)   \  |  /  (*)   (*) 
               '   t i n y   '
      '  b looms   u n s e e n  '
             '  cradled  by  '
    '  b l a d e s  o f  g r a s s e s  '
'   ~spring’s soft symphony ~  '

           /        \   |   /            /
         /           \  |  /            /
                        ||
                     .-'||'-.
                   /   ||   \
                  *    ||    *
                        ||
                        ||
                      VV

Premium Member Morning Moon hiku

silver orb of dawn
         atop

sitting        a valley
               p
               u

               s
child      k      in awe
              o
              o
               l


hiku 23

sculptures set in stone
beach breeze blows as fresh breath ~
merry memories made

hiku 22

rice pots overflow
sugarcane sweetness drips ~
Pongal showers

Premium Member 1433 - fall hiku

quick-change artistry 
from gold to crimson to brown . . . 
trees disrobed  wind-blown

hiku 21

              butterfly kiss 
     rose blushes red ~
daylight romance

hiku 20

           rolling river
 murmurs and whispers ~
       waterfall wonder

Premium Member hiku 1

        sans jurisprudence
 in hamlets rife with whimsey ~
            poetic license

            29 Aug 2025

Premium Member starry sky hiku

      * s * t * a* r * s * 
                                  ~ s ~h~ i ~ n~ e
                                                                     ^  s  ^  p ^  a ^  r ^ k ^ l ^ e ^

Hiku: cool kiss

your °c°•o°•o°•l° k~i~s~s of l"i"f"e
my lips crave it d
                            e
                            e
                            p
                             l 
                            y~
               b
             r
          e
             athe my l°o°v°e to l"i"f"e

Hiku- Splish Splash

blue tiles shimmering,                           e
                                                                        s
                                                                    i
splish splash of f l a p p i n g hands r          
   echoes fill the pool

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