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Lemon Water
Ice cracks in the glass A lemon slice drifts aside Chair legs scrape the floor
By Melissa about 23 hours ago in Poets
Afternoon Light
Wind moves the curtain Dust turns slowly in the sun A page flips itself
By Melissa about 23 hours ago in Poets
Platform Sound
Train doors slide open Cold air moves along the floor Someone drops a coin
By Melissa about 23 hours ago in Poets
Morning Cup
Steam lifts from the cup A spoon taps once on the rim Rain hits the window
By Melissa about 23 hours ago in Poets
The Well
old well, no bucket a frog jumps in anyway the sound of water Did you know that Matsuo Bashō (and other masters) didn't have to follow the form of a Haiku at all, it's a Haiku *because* they wrote it.
By Tim Carmichaelabout 23 hours ago in Poets
Untitled Haiku
opening the flesh suppressed by a tourniquet his eyes rolling back
By Bride of Soundabout 23 hours ago in Poets
Untitled Haiku
tidal waves recede obsidian sands reclaim the jagged shoreline
By Bride of Soundabout 23 hours ago in Poets
Nature's Greeting
Surrounded by oth- ers. A bee rests for a mo- ment on my thumb. Come.
By Sarah O'Gradyabout 24 hours ago in Poets
The Siren
all the birds fall dead a massacre in the wind carcasses fester
By Bride of Soundabout 24 hours ago in Poets
Seeds in Apples
We can easily Count seeds in any apple Not apples in seeds
By Margaret Minnicksabout 24 hours ago in Poets
Haiku of Now
Light through morning mist - Cold and damp upon my skin. The taste of coffee.
By Eda Marieabout 24 hours ago in Poets
Before The Silence Comes
Before The Silence Comes We wake, we dress, we walk into the day, Thinking the hours belong to us, Thinking tomorrow stands waiting at the door,
By George’s Girl 2026 about 24 hours ago in Poets