Short Haiku Chain Poems

carnation cuteness
class ceremony
graduation day

red rose redolence
lily scent countryside dew
springtime perfume cue

orchids blue bloom
valley violets, tulips hues
geraniums soothes...

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christmas tree
star on top
proud and bright

quiet night
gifts are wrapped
tucked away

paced myself
feet are up
life so good



posted on December 11, 2018 for contest CHARLIEKU 3-3-3 sponsored by CHARLES MESSINA  -  RANKED 2ND...

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first blossoms
on the cherry tree . . .
dawn winks pink

the honey bee
finds blue hyachinth . . .
the peaking sun

the empty garden
as twilight’s sky
spills violet

April 18, 2021
for the Spring Haiku Chain Poetry Contest of M.L. Kiser...

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Crumpled by thunder
Cowering inside the dark
Covered in your fears. 
~
Hallowed by your charm
Your crimson sight hungry- bold. 
I am merely prey.
~
Leaves scatter- muddy.
Crawl toward the horizon
Find high ground. Don't sleep. 

-James Kelley 2019...

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The Desert


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misty morning
silver over cactus thorn
diamond drops

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mesquite trees dance
smooth breeze through the sage
ripples on the sand

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invisible clouds
sunlight melts morning
woodpecker news

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Another word for
Daybreak, everyday's best
Time to be happy

Look back on the old
Recalling the best moments
Of each newborn day

Ancient tongues dawning
Should be resurrected new
Anew modern words




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clouds moisten the soil
Heat is kept under control
human function boost

the wind cools the ground.
a pollen-carrying breeze
Humankind life span

gravity means life
stability in motion
this core anchor all


Written: December 09, 2021...

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noon dandelions
all awash in seas of gold
spring has lately sprung

butterflies and bees
in beauty's residences
happy-go-lucky

joyful greenery
the songbirds are back in town
calico cat naps


Written on 4/20/2021
Spring Haiku Chain Poetry Contest
Sponsor: M. L. Kiser...

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springtime flowers vase
lilies tulips azaleas 
scent fragrance cues

summer sandy beach
swimming snorkeling surf
summer exploits fun

fall color honor guards 
canopy red brown gold tan
leaves final slow dance

winter frost fleece
snowy ivory chalk mounds
cast blank white canvas...

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early morning chirps
migrating birds are now back~
warm spring serenade

bright fluttery wings
in colors of emerald~
hummingbirds delight

lilac bushes bloom
sweet perfume wafts in the air~
butterfly magnets

4/19/21

Contest: Spring Haiku Chain Poetry Contest
Sponsor: M.L. Kiser...

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tulips in bloom
life wakes from hibernation
   warm breath of spring

humming drone of bees
fluttering hummingbirds
   wildflower nectar

floral scents in air
in gardens and on hills
   sunlight nurtures




~  April 20, 2021  ~
Spring Haiku Chain Contest
Sponsor: M. L. Kiser...

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Dancing trees blossom
Every day from March till May
Before next autumn

White light daffodils
Flourish the grasses so dull
Like colourful frills.

Lobed petalled poppies
Kiss the warm navy blue sky
With red spirits high

Date written: 21/04/2021
Contest: Spring Haiku Chain Poetry
Sponsor: M. L. Kiser...

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droning jays return
build nest on boughs of spring leaves…
hidden acorns sprout

sunburst sky shines
spectrum surge explodes spring buds...
palette overturns

lush lilac lilies
paint Monet on flushed meadow…
dew breathes scent of spring

April 18, 2021
Contest : Spring Haiku Chain
Sponsor : M.L. Kiser...

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signs of spring today
   tender new grass arising-
      robin finds a worm

almost overnight
   forsythia in full bloom- 
      explosion of gold 

trees unfolding buds
   sprinkled by April showers-
      don lacy, green robes


April 18, 2021

Contest: Spring Haiku Chain
Sponsor: M.L. Kiser
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water rejoices

gurgles splashes meanders –

freedom at its source


parched soil drinks essence

smacks lips soaks up swells fortune – 

intimate delight


drought drowns in rock pools

recites sun baked final wish –

happy with fusion 


20th April 2021

Spring Haiku Chain Contest

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On the twelfth day of Christmas, 
My true love penned for me:
Twelve odes quatrain-ing
Eleven haiku chain-ing
Ten lines dizain-ing

Nine rhymes a'riddling
Eight tongues a’twisting
Seven tyburns burning
Six trifalls falling
Five etherees

Four appalling puns
Three French songs
Two terza rima
And a pantoum
as a parody....

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harlequin

cotton clouds billow
 feisty winds in frisky moods ~
  thunder creeps closer

lightning bursts run wild
 driving rain thrashes tree tops ~
  leaves flash silver hues

harlequin sunbeams
 spring stretches across calm skies ~
  storm makes get away 
  
4-19-21
Contest:  Spring Haiku Chain
Sponsor: M. L. Kiser...

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longing for sweet spring 
to scent the air with lilacs 
twigs and heart shaped leaves 

yearning to caress 
her ornate stems of woodsy
amid fingers blest 

ongoing inhales
breezes of warmly in-scent 
paths and happy trails

Date: April 23, 2021 
Contest Name: Spring Haiku Chain 
Sponsor Name: M.L. Kiser...

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fascinating…

buds, blooms, butterflies
banquets of cuckoos, swallows
cute color cocktails

captivating…

Sun so punctual
earth jollily lighted up
universe tranquil 

enchanting…

music, songs, dances
presence of Persephone…?
perfect ambiance  


04/20/2021
Spring Haiku Chain Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: M. L. Kiser...

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HAIKU FOR SPRING

Spring is here once more
Is it time for sunny days?
No, April showers

New lambs in the field
Gambolling but not for long
Destined for our plates

Time for young men’s hearts
To turn to thought of loving
Where are all the girls

23rd April 2021
Spring Haiku Chain contest
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a milky sky, bright
whispers of robin’s egg blue
caressed by the light

spring showers, raining
down on the tender flowers
gentling eyes with charm

fresh and fulfilling
breathing fragrant surrender
hues of lemon sun







Spring Haiku Chain Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: M. L. Kiser 
April 17, 2021
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green and brown canvas
intricate bright strokes on flies~
swimming fishes

silver canvas
trees, fruits, flowers, sky, sun~
beetle crawling

multihued canvas
birds chirping, fluttering~
swaying flowers

19.01.21

Contest Name - Spring Haiku Chain
Sponsor	- M. L. Kiser
Syllable count checked at PS syllables counter...

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Petrified forest
the grandest canyon of all
Monument valley

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dancing mesquite trees
arid breeze through sage and sand
Saguaro just pose

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wolves howl at the moon
pack of coyotes scream and cry
beep beep roadrunner

~*~

Arizona heat
a hundred ten in the shade
eggs fry on sidewalks...

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a yellow sun burns
icicles begin to drip...
spring stains winter's white

white trillium sprout
spread out on the forest floor...
a blanket of leaves 

green revives the trees
snowmen are a dying breed...
blue skies signal spring


(Haiku)


4/23/2021


Spring Haiku Chain Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: M. L. Kiser...

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rush hour five o'clock
hands clinging to a milestone
bus smash up victim

Observe the iced twigs.
trembling in cold winter wind
as they didn't have mitts

winter's crowning gloat
Chandeliers of ice crystals
Melt away slowly

the fireplace burns wood
There are seeds beneath the snow
tonight,  dream of spring


Written; November 13, 2021...

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