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Haiku Poems

Welcome to our page dedicated to Haiku poems. Here, you will find a collection of beautiful and thought-provoking Haikus written by both renowned and emerging poets. Haiku is a traditional form of Japanese poetry, consisting of 17 syllables in a 5-7-5 pattern. Despite being short, Haikus are known for their ability to evoke vivid images and emotions in the reader's mind. The simplicity and elegance of the form make it an excellent medium for expressing complex emotions and ideas. Whether you are a fan of traditional Japanese poetry or simply appreciate the art of poetry, our collection of Haikus is sure to inspire and delight you. So, sit back, relax, and enjoy the beauty of these timeless works of art.

Displaying 1,517 poems from the Haiku poetic form.

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lawd help me — Edgar Allen Poe	This isn't very good.. I really need to focus.. or I'll bust too...	6,310 views Rate it
A Senryu Tale of Genji — Karl Constantine FOLKES	A senryu poem About Prince Minamoto, The renown Genji. His life and journey In Japan’s Heian period In Old Kyoto. A Golden Era. The eleventh...	2,210 views Rate it
Solomonic Influence in Shakespeare’s Work — Karl Constantine FOLKES	Life is a tall tale. Full of sound, raging fury. It is vanity. Acts of vanity. Vanity of vanities. All is vanity. Two philosophers. Both...	1,302 views Rate it
Never Surrender!” — Karl Constantine FOLKES	Never surrender! And never ever give up! Life is a struggle! Nineteen Forty One. World War Two haunts everywhere. I am six years old. The war is...	1,215 views Rate it
Clearly Blurred — Kari Michele Chrichlow	Twilight Full of hidden plights A-wishing for somethin' bright Pushin' all their might... Starry Pinned for attention Across the sky...	1,026 views Rate it
Genji’s Irony: The Folly of Men — Karl Constantine FOLKES	The Tale of Genji Reveals the life of women Men stoop to conquer. Yet by irony, And by men’s genuflection, They — become conquered. Art of...	868 views Rate it
Haiku Art Form — Karl Constantine FOLKES	Japanese Haiku. Pivotal to its culture. This three-line poem. It highlights nature. Spring, Summer, Winter or Fall. Meditatively. Its simplicity...	749 views Rate it
The Adversary’s Metaphysical String — Karl Constantine FOLKES	Puppets on a string, in the Adversary’s realm, we are made robots. Given minds and thoughts to construct a universe. alien to us. Heed this...	694 views Rate it
Harmony in Balance is Balance in Harmony — Karl Constantine FOLKES	Life has its reason. Nations rise and Nations fall. Life has its own...	600 views Rate it
Feather Haiku — Marie Helen Abramyan	In the foliage A kind token from a bird Feather in Fall’s...	553 views Rate it
The Hubris of Ego — Karl Constantine FOLKES	Ego left unyoked To psyche as its center Is...	541 views Rate it
Fruit of the Tree Yields Fruit of the Womb — Karl Constantine FOLKES	Apple is a fruit. Fruit requires laboring. The Fruit of the...	476 views Rate it
The Raven Chides Its Own Blackness — Karl Constantine FOLKES	A satiric tale. Is this tale of parable. Warped in irony. Oh, the cruelty. Weapons of mass destruction. Oh, what disaster! Oh, what a glory. ...	470 views Rate it
Joyfully Speechless! — Karl Constantine FOLKES	“Yugen” in Japan. The experience of Awe. Mount Fuji...	467 views Rate it
The Human Condition: A Fractured Soul — Karl Constantine FOLKES	Human nature screened: Inherent rascality! So says Dr....	456 views Rate it
The Semiotics of Markedness — Karl Constantine FOLKES	In linguistics class. I learned this some years ago. Thing called “Markedness.” Sign of Signified. Coined by Roman Jakobson. Semiotician. The...	440 views Rate it
Grave Epitaph — Karl Constantine FOLKES	Blowing in the Wind — A corpus turned to ashes… Life is...	439 views Rate it
Time Spawned by Eternity — Karl Constantine FOLKES	Time so temporal. Eternity a measure. As a unity. Time so illusive. Let us now consider time. Time so relative. Time as a measure. Measuring...	429 views Rate it
Who Can Answer My Question? — Karl Constantine FOLKES	If all that exists must have some kind of ending, what is to say of Time? Is Time a mirage? Can Einstein quantify it? Is it relative? I want to...	411 views Rate it
Time Flies With No Wings — Karl Constantine FOLKES	Time flies with no wings In space with no boundaries Paired, though never...	403 views Rate it
Jung-Einstein Conjunction — Karl Constantine FOLKES	Synchronicity: A-causal space-time model, of Jung and Einstein. Two different models: Psychology and physics. Two different minds in sync from...	400 views Rate it
The Birthing of a Gift — Karl Constantine FOLKES	The Gift of Poets… A dreamer’s living gold mine: ...	392 views Rate it
Heteronymous Fernando Pessoa — Karl Constantine FOLKES	Portuguese giant. Heteronymous poet. Mercurial...	388 views Rate it
The TAO of E Pluribus Unum — Karl Constantine FOLKES	The genetic pool. A human race of people. Out of many,...	388 views Rate it
COVID-19 Reflection! — Karl Constantine FOLKES	The world in alarm. It’s a virus gone postal. Call it...	374 views Rate it