Haiku: Observances of Nature
Fall mist hovers over the water
About Haiku Poetry
Traditionally, Japanese Haiku was constructed with 3 lines with a 5-7-5 syllable count framework. Also, traditionally Haiku had to be about nature. Over the centuries people have written Haiku on other topics, with different syllable counts. Being the nature lover I am, and a woman of tradition, I choose the original form. I hope you will enjoy the Haiku poems I have written below with the accompanying photos. The history of Japanese Haiku poetry is fascinating. Writing good Haiku is an art. I have not arrived at being a gifted Haiku poet, and I am still learning how to create it appropriately, but I find it a beautiful form of poetry and enjoy writing it immensely. Thanks for stopping by.
Solitary Death
Blackening, lonely fall leaf
Misty Fall Night
Moonrise through fall mist.
Haiku on Fall
Fall Mist
The fall mist hovers
Heavy over the water.
Quietly eerie.
Free Fall
Quivering silent
Autumn leaves bid me adieu
Free falling with grace
Glorious Death
Crimson, gold, and brown,
Leaves falling to their death,
In glory they die.
Fall Winds
The fall winds blow fierce
Ushering in leaves
From my neighbors yard.
Misty Fall Night
Moon rise through blue mist
Shrouding hills and autumn trees
Eerie call of hoot owl
Firestorm of Fall
The firestorm of fall
blazing, brilliant, startling leaves
hot, flaming, autumn
Solitary Death
Solitary death
blackening, lonely, fall leaf,
sorrowful and rude
Mount Rainier
Mount Rainier - Snowy, stately monument
Snowmen
Armies of snowmen on winters cold battlefield
Winter Birds
Birds play on winter morning
Winter
Snowmen
Armies of snowmen
On winters cold battlefield
Their enemy, warmth
Mt. Rainier
Fills the Northwest sky
Snowy stately monument
Unforgettable
Winter Birds
Flit and flutter gay
Birds play on winter morning
Catch me if you can
Winter Air
Biting winter air
Frigid, exhilarating
Brain cobwebs be gone
Jack Frost
Jack paints the world frost
Icy glittering white coat
O’er branches and grass
Spring Flowers
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Spring
Spring Return
Alive springs the earth
Blooming and budding return
Color and scents sweet
Spring Flowers
Radiant spring blooms
Reflecting Gods glory
O newness of life
Summer Grass
Rich green blades of life
Summer
Summer Grass
Rich green blades of life
Lusty scent of summer grass
Carpet for bare feet
Summer Rain
Summer rain falls soft
Sweet and soothing melody
Settling hot dust
Summer Gardening
Till the loamy soil
Fertilize, prepare the rows,
And plant bitty seeds
Bird Feeder
Gorging of bird seed
Birds
Robin
Trill of the robin.
The clarion song of spring.
Welcome back redbreast
Bird Feeder
Pushing and shoving
Birds vie for best position
Gorging on bird seed
Welcome Feathered Friends
Welcome feathered friends
Feast freely upon my lawn
Get along now, hear?
Crows
Cawing, menacing
Ebony, obnoxious, crows
descending in mass
Darn Stupid Gophers
Creatures, Critters, and Insects
Racoon
Masked, crafty, raccoon
Fearless, bold, brazen bandit
Scavenger invades
Darn Stupid Gophers
Great mounds of fresh earth
Like a minefield in my yard
Darn stupid gophers
Cricket Serenade
Crickets evening song
Serenading summer nights
Keeping me awake
Crabs
Hiding under rocks
Exposed to sun they scatter
It hurts when they pinch
Bumble Bee
Bumble Bee
Purposeful, focused
Determined pollinator
Tireless bumble bee
Torrential Rains
The torrential rains of the pacific northwest
Wind Storm
Howling in the night
Weather
Torrential Rains
The torrential rains
Of the Pacific Northwest
Bleak and soggy wet
Wind Storm
Howling in the night
Winds batter and strip the trees
My little home shakes
Raindrops
Raindrops shimmy up
And across my car window.
Rain dance chorus line
Hail
Icy pellets fall
Resounding, pit, pat, pit, pat
Bouncing, bouncing, hail
Tulips
Sea of tulips, vast
Crocus
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Dandelions
Scattering, floating on wind
Roses
Silky, satin, velvet, rose
Flowers, Trees, and Other Growing Things
Tulips
Sea of tulips, vast
Glorious red blooms flood fields
Spring time gift from God
Crocus
First sign of spring bloom
Purple crocus, peek-a-boo
Random through the grass
Daffodils
Yellow faces raised
Lifted to heavenly skies
Declares God’s glory
Roses
Delicate, fragrant
Silky, satin, velvet, rose
Beautiful, divine
Dandelions
Globe of feathered seeds
Scattering, floating on wind
More dandelions? No!
Weeds
Roots down to china,
Propagating invaders,
Self-will run riot
All Poems © 2011 Lori Colbo. All rights reserved.
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Comments
Lori Colbo (author) from United States on March 20, 2020:
Thank you Laurin.
Laurinzoscott from Kanab, Utah on March 19, 2020:
You are right it IS an art...that you have mastered
John Welford from Barlestone, Leicestershire on May 23, 2019:
Wow! What a lot of haikus! However, despite saying that you stick to the original form, I see that you don't always do so!
Lori Colbo (author) from United States on October 22, 2015:
Thank you Surabhi.
Surabhi Kaura on October 22, 2015:
Lovely!
cre8ivOne from Midwest, USA on October 08, 2011:
Many wonderful haiku here! Great job! I wrote a few recently, they can be a challenge working with the syllables but it is a nice poetic form. : )
Gloria Siess from Wrightwood, California on July 06, 2011:
Lovely!
William Kovacic from Pleasant Gap, PA on July 05, 2011:
Thank you for sharing information by example. Beautifully done!
RevLady from Lantana, Florida on July 05, 2011:
Haikus are beautiful forms of poetry and your expression is magnificent. Thank you for brightening my day!
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lambservant on July 04, 2011:
Thank you Biaya. I love to write them because nature to me speaks of our Creator, who made all these lovely things for us to enjoy and see his majesty. It can be a dark and scary world out there and reflecting on the beauties that are still out there, brings a sense of hope and meaning. God bless and thanks for stopping by.
Binaya.Ghimire on July 04, 2011:
I love haikus, they are very short and strikes straight into your heart. Your compositions are beautiful. I loved the way you group haikus into a single theme. Perhaps, I will comeback and read again.
Terry Chestnutt from Cleveland, Ohio on July 04, 2011:
I think these are very good. You do well with this difficult form. I have seen some bad ones. I attempt it sometimes but it is always a struggle. Good work!
