Haiku Poems
Whitecaps On The Bay
by Richard Wright
Whitecaps on the bay:
A broken signboard banging
In the April wind.
The Old Pond
by Matsuo Basho
Following are several translations
of the 'Old Pond' poem, which may be
the most famous of all haiku:
Furuike ya
kawazu tobikomu
mizu no oto
- Basho
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In Pursuit of Dreams
by Somali Mukherjee
Dreams fade not away;
Our active efforts bring us
The crown of glory.
Blue Iris
by Evelyn Judy Buehler
blue is wild iris
like the skies of racy clouds
or berries that tempt
sunshine's companion
since mulberry hours of dawn
when scents greeted song
carefree is iris
like warm wind, whistling all day
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3 Liner: Spring Torture
by Pallab Chaudhury
Getting- hundred burns
Out of these blooming Buteas
Insensible gallant!
Dated: 18th Feb 2025.
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On the Verge
by Evelyn Judy Buehler
pastel spring's coming
ushered in by fresh fragrance
lemon blooms sunning
posh pink flowers peep
pearl snowdrops left with the clouds
blue roses still sleep
buttercups, lilacs
green ivy resumes its creep
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3 Liner: Surfing
by Pallab Chaudhury
Forming- waves;
Wishing an aesthetic ride
Crossing crests and troughs.
Dated: 18 March 2025.
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3 Liner: Green Festival
by Pallab Chaudhury
All around Buteas
On the ground- playing with
pigments taken from them!
Dated: 14 March 2025.
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3 Liner: Spring Torture
by Pallab Chaudhury
Getting- hundred burns
Out of these blooming Buteas
Insensible gallant!
Dated: 18th Feb 2025.
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marred by insults
by Amy Michelle Mosier
marred by insults
the heart heals with time
scar tissue remains
