Mahuri
by Grace Poynter
(Granity New Zealand)
Funny silly boy
with spiky bouncy brown hair
and two brave brothers
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About the author: "I go to Granity School and yesterday Mahuri; a five year old boy; in my class got run over by the school bus and he did not survive. So I wrote this for him."
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Goodbye
by Rob
(Cleveland, MS, USA)
Dreary winter rain
as the funeral bell tolls
Doves fly to heaven
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About the author: "R. Cox - 43 - returning to college and just starting studying HAIKU, making first attempts at writing them as well."
College Freshmen
by Eunice Otutua
(Atlanta,Georgia,United States)
Last Book Purchased
Rolling from class to class
Welcome to College
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Stars and Sea
by Caroline Makropoulos
(Athens, Greece)
Bright shimmering stars
Moonlight waves lapping the stones
Down looks the hunter.
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About the author: "I am a teacher and translator who lives in Greece. This was written as lesson preparation."
love is work
by lowlowe
(st.joeseph,mo)
I should have money
My tired heart bleeds out on you
Love, you're my job
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Sunday Evening
by sumeet sharma
(india)
the clouds cry
packs of women passing by
train horn sounds
A Moment Understood
by Grace
(Southern California)
One small piece of heart
is mended in a moment.
Rain falls, tears of joy.
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About the author: "Grace currently lives in Southern California, but has been a nomad most of her life. Next stop, Kentucky. At the age of 60, she has finally decided to follow her dream of writing. She is not a poet, but this Haiku has personal meaning to her."
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Dark Rift
by Rocky Cremeans 2nd
(Coolville, Ohio, United States of America)
Just as the earth breaths,
The stars vibrate with keen light.
Mankind is reborn.
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About the author: " My name is Rocky Cremeans, I am a musician and am also a college student. I will be attending medical school within a few short years in order to become a psychiatrist. I will change the world. Both consciously and sub-consciously. The world will be completely green and completely positive; there will be no currency."
Snow
by Audrey Broderick
(Surprise Arizona USA)
Snow falls on the ground,
The white snow is all around,
Deer jumped out of snow!
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About the author: "I'm Audrey Broderick, and I'm 10. I just learned how to do poetry, so I'm not that good. I have 2 sisters and 1 brother."
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Love
by Mary Margaret
(Rochester, NY)
Delicate roses,
Walks, fondue, fires, dinners,
Calm water glistens.
Winter Hell
by Ethan Rush
(Mabank, Texas)
A cold winter night,
cool fire chilling my weak bones.
Where is hope in hell?
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Arlington Cemetery
by Esther Anderson
(Woodburn, OR, United States)
Somber white marble stone,
No different from the others,
All have one meaning.
White black young old,
All fought for one reason,
Freedom for us all.
Droplets
by Leann Padilla
(Cavite, Philippines)
Droplets from the rain
Countless tears from the heavens
Chasing the colors
I Will
by Montana Schmig
(La Mirada, CA)
Transform who I am
Impact the world for the best
Soar past presumptions
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About the author: "I am a freshman at Biola University and today is actually my first day of classes. I am more than thrilled for these next years in college. I hope that through the knowlege I obtain I will be readily able to change into a better person and impact the world and lives of others. I enjoy writing, singing, dancing, swimming, and music."
Relentless
by Bob
(Toronto)
Waves crash on the rocks,
tides retreat with endless force.
Like my bank account
The Owl
by Marco Campos
(Sydney)
He sits in his tree
Waiting for another meal
All night in his tree
Waterfall
by Mae Loren
(Fort Payne)
by force of nature
roar resounds, water pounds
calm spirit ensues
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About the author: "This is my first haiku. I love going and sitting by a waterfall and letting it take away the distractons. Close your eyes and you are alone in the world for a quiet respite."
Drinking Tea
by Leo Nasager
(New Minas NS Canada)
raccoons are outside
we are drinking Tulsi tea
the raccoons are not
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About the author:
"study languages
a master mariner too
first Haiku ever"
Aphrodite
by Aehr
(Phoenix, Arizona, USA)
Goddess of beauty
Devastatingly lovely
Born of the sea's foam.
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About the author: "Aehr is an avid reader who enjoys writing in many forms. She wishes to write thought-provoking literature."
Spring Time
A colored paddock
Flowers blossoming all over
I think Spring is near
Better Late than Never
by glen van haeften
(queensland, australia.)
fluffy little cloud
galloping cross azure
im also late now
Summer Day
by Ryan H.
(LA, Ca, USA)
Hot Summer is here!
We go to the beach and play.
I sweat like a pig.
African Queen
by kwesi kwatia
(Accra-Ghana)
Her beauty marries the moonlight
it's ebony in colour
and as pure as daylight
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About the author: "My name is Kwesi Kwatia. I'm a radio broadcaster and I love writing poetry whenever I can."
Sam's Lips
by BB
(USA)
Your lips, oh, your lips
Soft, supple, kissable yes
My soul sings with yours
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The Wall--A Work in Progress
by Mary Ann Seltzer
(Overland Park, KS)
A wall of color
Is an expression of life
Death is playful here
The Ripple
by Nilanjana Bhadra
(Kolkata, West Bengal, India)
ripple in the lake
from the falling yellow leaf
new dawn in death
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About the author: "I am a student. I love playing with words."
Secrets
by Athena G.
(elkton, maryland, usa)
All our laughter fades...
worry sets in, will she tell?
If she does, then what?
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About the author: "This is my first haiku. It doesn't have the usual characteristics of a haiku but that's why I like it."
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Palm
by jennifer
(port harcourt, rivers state, Nigeria)
Lengthy and half free
Fluttering in the cool wind
Black spiked and not brown
