by Bobby Potten
(Ohio)
Beautiful oak
Pretty fountain flowing free
With thick dark red blood
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by Avery
(USA)
Dangling rose petal
Knows not where it must
Fall, and so fade.
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About the author: "Haikus are insight into a person's soul...so you can guess mine!"
by Michael
(belfast )
Lovely summer rays
Reflect off the fresh water
Flowers follow suns path.
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About the author: "My name is Michael. I am Irish. And am taking up Haiku as my new hobby."
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by John Wieruszewski
(Toormina, NSW, Australia)
Light fades end of day
But starlight doth endless play
This soul is a star
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About the author: "This haiku was inspired by news of the passing of a good friend.
Casual research interviewing and Botanic Garden volunteer work occupies a lot of my week. Father of two sons long gone running along life's track. Myself, an ambler toward spirit."
by Mackenzie Wilson
(Michigan, USA)
the rushing water
cold mist brushes my skin
as I lay aside
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by Darran James Howell
(UK Kent)
Lurching gray truthful sky
keeping company with rain
picture perfect window framed.
by Amanda O'Leary
(Prince George, BC, Canada )
Sweat dripping, heck YEAH!
Running--going to puke--boo yah!
Still craving mars bar....
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About the author: "29 year old lawyer aiming to be fit and adorable (instead of fat and frumpy) by 30!"
by Ronnel
(St Joseph, Trinidad and Tobago)
clouds parade the sky,
the sun is its own spotlight,
her smile is lovely.
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About the author: "My name is Ronnel Nurse. I am a closet poet, and I am developing a passion for writing."
by emilio young
(California )
the abyss
dark, cold, and empty
but yet i stare into it
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by Hannah Russell
(Eagle River, Alaska U.S.A.)
Dampness in the earth
Early snowfall is fading
Autumn's still awake
by Frank Osei Nyame
(Ghana)
Summer moon so blue
Sucking deep into my soul
Crickets are silent
By Frank Osei Nyame
Student, University Of Ghana
by Margaret Burrows
(France)
Morning comes early
Sombre dreams keep me awake
please come soon the night
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About the author: "I was interested in poetry at school over forty years ago and have recently rekindled this interest."
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by Lone
(Lahore )
Tears glistening in her eyes,
Smile fainting from her lips
The lost me looking in the mirror
by Kirsty Boyle
(Essex, England)
mountain frozen in time
tidal wave about to curl
soaring in the sky
by Jennifer
(Rutland Vermont USA)
In the early Spring
Butterflies come out to play
Dancing in the wind
by Thelma Liszak
(Chandler, Arizona)
The season is near
Cool nights, the days are shorter too
Winter is peeking.
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About the author: "My name is Thelma Liszak and teach elementary school. I always include a unit on poetry with my classes. Someday I would like to publish a poetry book."
by Edwin F. Lionheart
(Taiwan)
the flowers in a spring lawn
a hardworking bee jumps,
making petal swings.
by Danixsa Thompson
(Carthage, NY)
Anew the crisp fall
A sense of awakening
A walk down your path
by Susan Bunch
(Dunkirk, Indiana)
Gloomy dark skies
Cold, wet and gray
God is weeping
Washing away sin
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by Nathalie
(London)
Yellow and White on a sunny blue,
Explosion of Pink
Sharp candy
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About the author: "Frenchwoman living in London for 14 yrs. Been a long time since I last attempted to do any sort of poetry!"
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by Hannah Russell
(Eagle River, Alaska U.S.A.)
Extravagant leaves
Calmly covered by fair snow
Autumn's concluding
by Rowan Via
(Belton, TX)
Jumping silently
The fox has spotted its prey
Gracefully pounces.
river rages wild
heart pounding fear of drowning
arises passion
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About the author: "Full-time working mom of three."
by Lauren P
the palm tree breezes
dance in the bright summer heat
limbs kiss vibrant sky
by Sydney M.
(Warsaw, OH U.S.A. )
The leaves beautiful,
So many colors to see,
They die black and dead.
by Ashleigh Orr
(Mesa, AZ, USA)
I depart outside,
full of mind as the wind warms
the cold of my heart.
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About the author: "Ashleigh Orr is a student living in Mesa, AZ. With aspirations to become a veterinarian, writing poetry and the wind alike help to keep her mind off of the financial pressures of paying for her schooling."
by SFK
So much work to do
But I sit here anyway
Letting the time fly
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by H.
(Earth)
Wind sings through the trees.
The rain falls gives me hope.
A calm comes to me.
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About the author: "I love poetry with all that I am. It's what I live for, breathe for, and do my whole life."