Winter haiku

All seasonal haiku – and much more – is available in my published collection of poetry – “No Boundaries.” See link at right.

In the meantime, here’s some winter haiku.

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Frosted snowmen stand

Guarding homes of their makers 

Coal eyes watch the play. 

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Home town ponds freezing 

Skaters wrap their necks with scarves

Hot cocoa at home.

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Snow shovels scraping

Driveways and sidewalks cleaned up

Kids break out snow day.

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Time for a long nap 

Hibernating furry bears 

Roly-poly cubs.

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Ribbons red and green

Giggling children unwrap glee

Do I smell turkey?

Summer Haiku

Delicious taffy 

Corner of the worn boardwalk

Smooth chewy goodness. 

Fun summer pastime 

Crack of bat at plate and cheers 

Baseball up and out. 

Baked feet blistering

Bubbling shimmer on black top

Where are my flip flops?

For more haiku, free verse, limericks, samples of my funny bone, and both joyous and sad memories of family, see my collection of poetry, No Boundaries.

Would you like to add your own summer haiku below?

Spring Haiku

Black spots punctuate

Lady bug fluttering red

Teensy feet teek teek.

Bees bumble along 

Garden smorgasbord buffet 

Slurping sweet nectar.

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You can find these short poems and more haiku for the seasons in my collection, No Boundaries.

Add your own spring haiku in your response!

Spring has sprung!

No real “springing” here in Minot, ND, but it is Spring according to the calendar.

I’ve been neglecting my blog.

For good reasons? I think so.

I am going to university classes full time, and I will graduate in May with a two-year AAS degree in American Sign Language and Interpreting Studies. My first ever degree. Woo hoo!

 

Also, I’ve been active with politics (mostly behind the scenes). So! My blogging time has been cut short, by choice.

But I still want to keep the blog alive.

 

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Below we have some Spring Haiku. All these haiku are available in my book –

No Boundaries, A Collection of Poetry.

 

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Cold snow gone, melted

Plush tree limbs spread twig fingers

Stretching for warm sun.

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Bursting and popping

The leaves unfurl like jade flags

Spring has sprung alive.

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Longer days warm nights

Blossoms welcomed with kind hands

Mom tends the garden.

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Black spots punctuate

Ladybug fluttering red

Teensy feet teek teek.

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Queen praying mantis

Regal stance on the fuchsia

Beetles grasp her cape.

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Eight legged artist

Web catches crunchy munchies

Crawl in for a snack.

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Shut up tweeting birds

I am trying to sleep in

Give me a break please.

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Bees bumble along

Garden smorgasbord buffet

Slurping sweet nectar.

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What does spring look like in your neck of the woods? Will you please write a haiku about it?

Remember – it’s 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables. Try it!