Just a collection of various haiku (some are senryū, some tanka) written by yours truly.
I also post them to Mastodon^[↗]. (Don’t forget to check out my limericks next!)

218 poems

Surge
Soon I'm eye to eye
Let's face the storm surge, they said
I'm getting wet feet
March 30, 2023

Purple
One purple tulip
In a large lavender field
Would be well hidden
March 30, 2023

Trouble
It hadn't troubled all
But our world was in trouble
The trouble was us
March 29, 2023

Flame
From a tiny flame
Can grow a great inferno
Put out your bonfire
March 29, 2023

Hacking
Mechanical clicks
Hard hacking on the keyboard
Finally: “I'm in!”
(After long hours of research
Microcontroller's online)
March 28, 2023

Sand
After a beach walk
There is still s(t)and in my shoes
It gets everywhere
March 28, 2023

Recover
Once they recovered
Excavations resumes
in Sahara sand
(To recover artifacts
under the glistening sun)
March 27, 2023

Bloom
Some do dread springtime
Though each bloom is beautiful
pollen fill the air
March 27, 2023

Hard
Some choices are hard
Pick a beautiful flower
or let it live on
March 26, 2023

Dew
Morning dew glitters
Like a million small diamonds
growing on all leaves
March 25, 2023

Jovial
Early morn chirping
Birds having an argument
Such jovial ambiance
March 24, 2023

Shell
In a haunted house
the crab felt the old owner
It was quite shell shocked
March 24, 2023

Fasting
My slow, silent stalk
was thwarted by a dry branch
I guess I'm fasting
March 23, 2023

Constellation
Confused by night's sky
The constellation's changing?
No, it's just planes
March 23, 2023

Beginning
Uprooted last year
I find a fight I thought won
beginning anew
March 22, 2023

Socks
Had a pair of socks
Now they are just two long threads
Well, that truly sucks
(Caught on the rough floor panels
At least it's getting warmer)
March 21, 2023

Warmth
Drawn towards its warmth
the cat sits down on the box
Fans spin angrily
March 21, 2023

Distrust
Distrust was misplaced
The small branch did hold my weight
But the skewed tree fell
March 20, 2023

Ivy
To climb the tower
she need not throw down her hair
The ivy grew strong
March 20, 2023

Whale
A gentle giant
through propeller vibrations
terrorizes whales
March 19, 2023

Subtle
A subtle notice
The first mosquito stalks me
Spring is approaching
March 18, 2023

Cascade
A thousand colors
Artificial cascades
Poison the dry ground
(From just a few drops of oil
Acres of land will be spoiled)
March 17, 2023

Plow
The ox plows the field
Though the plow is getting stuck
it plows through the work
(Once it's been freed from the yoke
it still plows… through its food)
March 17, 2023

Smoke
Look… smoke signals rise!
They rise above the forest
What they say: Run! Fire!
March 16, 2023

Stork
If not for folklore
I'd be unable to tell
if stork or heron
(It's quite ironic, it both
Delivered and ate the prince)
March 16, 2023

Triple
“That wasn't a double”
I accuse the two bar men
“That was a triple!”
March 15, 2023

Bee
Not for the queens' sake
The low bee count worries us
Oh, must that not sting
(Once honey and fruits are gone
we will be so royally screwed)
March 15, 2023

Glaze
Ephemeral glaze
may be too tempting for some
You're on thin ice
March 15, 2023

Ages
Throughout the ages
The tree saw a lot of things
But still it would fall
(By clearing the whole forest
Man brought on the final age)
March 14, 2023

Azalea
Swarmed by honey bees
Du Fu trims the azalea
'cause they made him mad
March 14, 2023

Everywhere
Watch out sitting down
You might just squash a spider
They are everywhere
(The forest is full of life
If you die here, you'll be food)
March 13, 2023

Dwelt
Woken by spring sun
Having dwelt long underground
I should touch some grass
(And also not having shaved
I look like a wild beast too)
March 13, 2023

Abalone
A whirl of colors
But from being pried open
The abalone died
March 13, 2023

Whomping a sole branch
Torn from a knotted willow
The brute wanders round
(And a gust with the same sound
Stole his hat in swift revenge)
March 12, 2023

Frog
Over still water
Mosquitoes dance across ponds
Frogs welcome the feast
March 11, 2023

Cold
The snow is thawing
Turning into gray slurry
It's still cold outside
(Have not been wearing a hat
and so I have caught a cold)
March 11, 2023

Quiver
First from fear, then cold
The small hedgehog quivers
Splashed by passing car
March 10, 2023

Birth
With an explosion
The birth of a volcano
Can't be a secret
(Foretold by a deep growling
The fauna fled already)
March 10, 2023

Tilled
Tilled land bears no fruit
Growing more crops every year
It was exhausted
March 9, 2023

Soft
Grass blades rustle
The soft sound does not reveal
If wind or tiger
March 9, 2023

Woman
Bletchley to NASA
Coding was a woman's job
Til it made you rich
March 8, 2023

Rock
After the last skip
The flat rock hits the bottom
To stay forever
March 8, 2023

Rock
Once a common rock
Through millennia of pressure
Limestone forms diamonds
March 8, 2023

Alarming
Still alarming news…
Droughts, floods, and mass extinction?
No, just exhausting!
March 7, 2023

Equinox
Equal light and dark
Once equinox is confirmed
t'has already passed
March 7, 2023

Panel
Upon inspection
The panel concluded that
This panel was smut
March 6, 2023

Wind
Wind's just busy air
Escaping to warm places
Can we not relate?
March 6, 2023

Shoots
It shoots at the sky
Then rains down into hot pools
And the Geyser rests
March 5, 2023

Asunder
Lightning and thunder
A tree stood in defiance
T'was torn asunder
(Duck and don't run for cover
For they cannot protect you)
March 4, 2023

Bird song
To join the bird song
the crow was not permitted
It had lost its voice
March 4, 2023

Impossible
Thought impossible
Incredibly much turns out
Inevitable
March 4, 2023

Crocus
Warm sunlight thaws all
No longer suppressed by snow
the crocuses bloom
March 3, 2023

Summit
Once at the summit
Only pessimist climbers
Notice higher peaks
March 2, 2023

Strand
The strand on the string
The violins screech is its cry
Plucked from the horse's corpse
March 2, 2023

Blight
Yesterday t'was ripe
But now blight has ravaged it
Should harvest early
March 2, 2023

Attraction
Being forced apart
But facing what's different
Causes attraction
March 1, 2023

Touch
Poison, needles, thorns
Some plants don't want to be touched
You'll know afterward
March 1, 2023

Defeated
The shell defeated
Dropped by a bird from up high
The nut explodes
February 28, 2023

Shrapnel
Hot shrapnel scatters
Agonized screams fill the air
The food was too hot
February 28, 2023

Robin
The fields got empty
The robins too fell silent
When the crickets did
February 28, 2023

Dashing
Across the vast fields
A dashing deer passes by
Fast as a bullet
(Running from the hungry wolf
Though it's caught in the headlights)
February 27, 2023

Evergreen
The evergreen tree
Envied the deciduous one
For its yearly break
February 27, 2023

Late
Late hour to head home
Wait, this is not the dusk south
Am I delirious?
(Distracted by city lights
the migrants bird will get lost)
February 26, 2023

Stable
Young trees stood stable
When the old one was cut down
a landslide snapped all
February 25, 2023

Egg
The egg rolled and fell
It cracks the thin sheet of ice
The mother duck dove
February 25, 2023

Friend
Thought I had a friend
Then I ran out of peanuts
Who's at the window?
(The old man was good to her
She fetched family to thank)
February 24, 2023

Foamy
Spilling bright colors
Foamy waters rush along
The river is dead
February 24, 2023

Chest
With a heaving chest
Long digging is followed by
heaving of the chests
(All that lost unearthed treasure
must pay for the backs we broke)
February 23, 2023

Thaw
Children mourn cold friends
Snowmen thaw into puddles
in the warm sunlight
(And now uncovered from snow
spring starts with many colors)
February 23, 2023

Sparse
Sparse array of trees
Their leafs shade the boulevard
west coast glitz lines tents
February 22, 2023

Seed
Seed stolen, then lost
Now the wheat grows somewhere else
Man hungry, bird too
February 22, 2023

Forgotten
What a calm clearing
Behind dark paths forgotten
Is better for it
February 21, 2023

Mud
At last the rain starts
Yet, earth is too dry to drink
Crops sink through the mud
February 21, 2023

Mud
Protests destruction
Rules what remains once they dig
He's the mud wizard
February 20, 2023

Smile
What a funny smile
But refrain from petting it
The horse show's its teeth
February 20, 2023

Tremendous
Tremendous tremble
Trunks tooting terrified tones
Trampling towards trees
February 19, 2023

Rain
Rain drops start falling
So why do the birds come out?
Cause the worms will too
February 19, 2023

Geese
Sillier than just one—
Loud protest meets my comment
The geese are outraged
February 18, 2023

Wolf
The wolf slay the sheep
Why did it not hunt a deer?
There's no more forest
February 17, 2023

Mirror
Are dogs self-conscious?
Confrontations with mirrors
are fun but flawed tests
February 17, 2023

Bowl
Clanking joins the cries
The fat cat complains again
The bowl is empty
February 17, 2023

Perish
The old tree perished
Although they could not visit
Its children mourned it
(The mycorrhizal network
predates our internet)
February 16, 2023

Snow
The climate's changing
Still snows… but do we still get
Snow falling on snow
February 16, 2023

Empty
A small empty pond
It is not devoid of life
Pigs writhe in the mud
February 15, 2023

Derelict
An abandoned house
In derelict condition
The stray dogs don't mind
February 15, 2023

In the deep currents
Skates conduct their business
Electric signals
February 15, 2023

Soul mate
I do love her, but
Her dog has a true sole mate
“Stop chewing my shoe!”
February 14, 2023

Overcoat
My Frock overcoat
Wet from above and below
Where is the cabby?
February 14, 2023

Kiss
Why do fish fear love
'Cause, a kiss between two koi
It's just breathtaking
February 14, 2023

New moon
The night is dark and
full of terrors, I presume
New moon gives no light
February 13, 2023

Origin
A river can't lie
It flows from the origin
Which caused the flooding
February 13, 2023

North wind
In wishful thinking
I greet the sun in short sleeves
Then the north wind comes
February 13, 2023

Silence
Trees fall in silence
But not cause no one is there
The snow cushions them
February 12, 2023

Hail
The skies throw tantrums
Hailing from wet, icy clouds
Hail strikes the taxi
February 12, 2023

Cloud
A cloud on a hill
Soon it is joined by others
Sheep don't graze alone
February 11, 2023

Labour
Labour on the field
It's hard and it never ends
A man has to eat
(I complain to the plow horse
Yet the maize does all the work)
February 11, 2023

Weakness
Weakness of the tree
makes the old, heavy branch splash
A lifesaving raft
February 11, 2023

Day
Today was too short
Did not leave the bed all day
Tomorrow I will
February 10, 2023

Siren
Wind whistles through rocks
I drop a stone from the edge
Canyon's siren call
(Now with melody and beat
I will add the lyrics: Aaaaahh…)
February 9, 2023

Mend
Crying, bleeding boy
He seeks the father, to mend
The bike worries him
February 9, 2023

Chains
An image of spring?
They're crowned with daisy chains
The flowers wither
February 8, 2023

Note
Linger on that note
What came first? Chicken or egg?
It's unreadable
February 8, 2023

Restless
The mouse below it
like the rock in desert winds
At rest yet restless
February 7, 2023

Wind
Tells long-winded tales
All of them sad or spooky
Listen! The wind howls
February 7, 2023

Name
It remained unseen
It was there, but now it's gone
And thus none named it
February 6, 2023

High
High above the clouds
Low pressure at the summit
A dangerous high
February 5, 2023

Torpedo
A torpedo glides
Approaching marine targets
It stings on impact
February 4, 2023

Dusk
Twilight slips by fast
Dusk awakes the stalkers
But it ain't night yet
February 4, 2023

Gate
Gates to the house closed
Branches tied a knot through them
Now closed forever
February 3, 2023

Orange
“Orange? Just a shade!
The ships fly red-white and blue.”
Willem disagrees
February 3, 2023

Blackbird
Chough foretells doom
But sounds from its beak reveal
It was a blackbird
February 3, 2023

Flu
A virus flew by
Flew straight into my airways
The flu rides droplets
February 2, 2023

Grove
Seeking cool shadow
and shelter from birds of prey
Resting in a grove
February 2, 2023

Apex
Apex predator
The yellow beast with sharp claws
chases my laser
February 1, 2023

Carrot
Carrot on a stick
In view but never in reach
Spurring on the pig
February 1, 2023

Rage
Growling, showing teeth
in rage against the machine
Dogs don't like vacuums
January 31, 2023

Late
Woke up late today
Ignored the ringing alarm,
but I heard some birds
January 30, 2023

Bear
A yawning brown bear
too lazy to go hunting
meets a flying fish
January 30, 2023

Peace
A white dove rises
Lower my gun and throw grains
A symbol of peace
January 29, 2023

Hibernate
Within twisted roots
Hedgehogs hibernate
Free real estate
January 28, 2023

Persimmon
Spit out the firm bite
The persimmons preach patience
Wait until it falls
January 27, 2023

fellowship
Long journey awaits
The fellowship of the ring
Through mystical lands
January 26, 2023

Script
That's not in the script
Life twists and turns like rivers
Be brave! Improvise!
January 26, 2023

Creek
A slow cut through rock
The creek erodes my path
It's crossed in one step
January 26, 2023

Penalty
Cleared a forest and
the landslide wrecked the building
A just penalty
January 25, 2023

Drift
I drifted through life
Sought adventure on tall waves
Be ocean driftwood
January 25, 2023

Alone
A lone wolf wanders
The moon shines on quiet hills
Alone the wolf howls
January 24, 2023

Bean soup
“Canned bean soup again?”
He hands me bow and arrow
Canned bean soup is fine
January 24, 2023

Castaway
Pink sand and warm sea
Castaways would rather leave
Paradise prison
January 23, 2023

Tree
The tree was quite old
But it could have been older
Now it's just a stump
January 23, 2023

Uncover
Yesterday's snow melts
But what does it uncover
Inconvenient truth
January 22, 2023

Fox
You could spot a fox
Red contrasts on white meadows
But it's smart to hide
January 21, 2023

Scented
Last year leftovers
Orange and cinnamon bags
Christmas scented tea
January 20, 2023

Blissful
Try to be blissful
or blissfully ignorant
Prefer the latter
January 19, 2023

Draft
A most chaotic scene
Display of my frustration
All my scattered drafts
January 19, 2023

Broken
September won't end
Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Don't know where it goes
January 18, 2023

Travel
The tent is set up
Smoke travels over the trees
It smells like freedom
January 18, 2023

Onion
"An ogre talks onions:"
(Shrek has some strong opinions)
They are just like him
January 18, 2023

Doorway
Two step through a door
Both unwilling to make way
Doorway collision
January 17, 2023

Mind
What is on your mind?
Would you mind talking to me?
Or not… never mind!
January 17, 2023

Prison
Like colors in prisms
Try to separate my thoughts
Prisons of the mind
January 16, 2023

Freeze
A chill winter breeze
brushes over the water
causing it to freeze
January 16, 2023

Porridge
Priests preach poverty
Politicians preoccupied
Paupers pour porridge
January 15, 2023

Fever
Shook by the freezing
But blanketed it feels like fire
Can't sleep with fever
January 14, 2023

Sea
Monster of the sea
deadly hugs all eight crew men
Kraken is our doom
January 14, 2023

Ferocious
Ferocious Freddy
Joyful kills a monster make
Friday the thirteenth
January 13, 2023

Cold
What did feel so cold?
The mint, the ice, or the night?
Might have been her smile.
January 13, 2023

Crystal
"The most precious thing:"
A shapeshifting crystal
Life-giving water
January 12, 2023

Smoke
New warmth and weapon
Smoke rises above the trees
Prometheus was here
January 12, 2023

Joke
A fenced apple tree
Rotten fruits littered beneath
What a cruel joke
January 11, 2023

Glimmer
A distant Glimmer
The sound of men moving rocks
A glimmer of hope
January 11, 2023

Sigh
Slurry soaked socks stink
Sultry sun sears snowy streets
Sorrowful sigh sounds
January 10, 2023

Turnip
Yellow flowers sprout
Turnip roots help us endure
Good second harvest
January 10, 2023

Squish
Each step makes a squish
Muddy ground like wet concrete
Fire dies, not the trees
January 9, 2023

Drizzle
An endless drizzle
Water and blood look the same
I'm in a noir flick
January 9, 2023

Time
Grain after grain drop
Mesmerized, I touch the glass
No one can stop time
January 8, 2023

Insults
In mud from recoil
"And insult to injury:"
The crow laughs at me
January 7, 2023

Hawk
Ears peak through the grass
It takes off. Run, rabbit, run!
Too late! The hawk strikes
January 7, 2023

Pipe
A yacht, villa, jet, …
Blown away in a smoke cloud
Dreaming with a pipe
January 6, 2023

Feast
My resolution
must undo the holidays
The feast left its mark
January 6, 2023

Speaker
Awaiting audio
“Playback” presumably pressed
Speaker still silent
January 5, 2023

Pine
Shut out in spring and fall
But when the dark winter came
The pine kept its dress
January 5, 2023

Pain
Pain from its poison
Angrily buzzing round me
But I hit the nest
January 4, 2023

Candle
The wick drowns in wax
Collect the candle's remains
Let's rebuild from old
January 4, 2023

Typo
Oh, that's just my luck
Wished to report on a duck
Vicious typo struck
January 3, 2023

Pebble
A jagged rock fragment
Polished by millenial stream
Sole on smooth pebbel
January 3, 2023

Lonely
That which has no end…
(The wheel completes a turn)
…has no beginning.
January 2, 2023

Sparrow
Bring your pots and pans
The sparrows are thieves with wings
But the locusts thrive
January 1, 2023

Affirmations
A new chance again
This time I will try harder
Same affirmations
December 31, 2022

End
Advent snow melting
All things must come to an end
Beware January
December 31, 2022

Dinner
Fed potato peels
Happily rolled in the mud
Now dinner is served
December 30, 2022

Calendar
Pages of all white
At last, no obligations
Calendar empty
December 30, 2022

Reflect
Facing the mirror
One year older yet again
It's time to reflect
December 29, 2022

Sleet
Neither rain nor snow
Sleet forms slurry in gutters
Winter magic lost
December 29, 2022

New chapter
Start a new chapter
The comedy continues
My biography
December 28, 2022

Weasel
Slender predator
The terror of all squirrels
Weasel on the hunt
(At least it's not a marten
The wires of my car are safe)
December 28, 2022

Tangerine
Above asphalt streets
Mediterranean flair
My tangerine tree
December 27, 2022

Desolation
Once a young forest
Now an endless sea of stumps
desolation fest
December 26, 2022

Long night
Green bands flow above
This long night will be serene
Finnish solitude
December 25, 2022

Eve
Roast in the oven
Decorations completed
Eve can't come too soon
December 24, 2022

Mirth
"Magical moment:"
Mother moves musically
Making my mouth mirth
December 23, 2022

Rug
Warm threads tingle toes
A mesmerizing pattern
Barefoot on rug
December 23, 2022

Flight
Days grow cold and dark
Hatchlings left the comfy nest
The goose takes flight. South!
December 22, 2022

Fern
Self-similar leafs
Fractals across the forest
Fern blankets the moss
December 22, 2022

Aura
A titan's daughter
Aura brushes the blades
Gentle breeze through grass
December 21, 2022

Hay
Farmer's late visit
Freezing air through opened door
Such nutritious hay
December 21, 2022

Feather
“Monochrome feathers?”
The vain peacock scorns the crow
“But I fly higher!”
December 20, 2022

Realm
A grand hidden realm
Fierce battles fought by millions
Insects in tall grass
December 20, 2022

Thread
Follow the red thread
Leads from one room to the next
Kitten's playfulness
December 19, 2022

Gibberish
Only gibberish
Images flash; Exhausted
Mute hotel telly
December 19, 2022

Trapped
Loud buzzing from phone
Yawn, stay in bed, scroll for hours
Trapped in a habit
December 17, 2022

Bells
There is no realism
Waves crumble into knowledge
Bell's Theorem is weird
December 16, 2022

Dwarf
Small and very old
Outnumbering dying giants
The dwarfs shine dimly
December 15, 2022

Chasm
A stone's throw apart
Separated by nothing
It falls down the chasm
December 14, 2022

Generation(s)
Giant wheels turning
Energy generation
Ending the dark times
December 13, 2022

Forgetful
"Aids the forgetful:"
A small pocket notebook
Where did I put it?
December 12, 2022

Peaks
Snow-white peaks sparkle
The fine powder covers all
It's too much sugar
December 9, 2022

Docks
Back home at the docks
Smell of nutty Christmas spice
Loot from foreign lands
December 8, 2022

Magical
Candles are blown out
Magical glass vessel glows
Electricity
December 7, 2022

Towers
March north, east, south, west
They face two contrasted foes
Towers guard the king
December 6, 2022

Towers
Odd band of heroes
Evil wizards threaten all
Two towers must fall
December 6, 2022

Electric
Icy clouds build up
Electric environment
Strike splits tallest tree
December 5, 2022

Two sweaty faces
Armed only with one shovel
Dragon breathing fire
December 4, 2022

In the snowy woods
Decorating bland, white space
My ax draws first blood
December 3, 2022

Sorry
Sobbing at gallows
Proclaiming their innocence
What a sorry sight
December 3, 2022

Garland
Over the rainbow
Judy Garland in lead role
The Wizard of Oz
December 2, 2022

Fallen, spine broken
A terrible accident
Its pages scattered
December 2, 2022

Pristine wild forest
Admire uncanny birds' songs
Black screen, “insert coin”
December 1, 2022

River
Violent current
Rapids clashing against rocks
Don't cross the river
December 1, 2022

Sparkle
Grazing in meadow
Sparkle in the distant trees
Who is watching me
November 30, 2022

Chrome augmentations
They cannot replace what's lost
Our humanity
November 30, 2022

Virtual and real
Nighttime high-rise luxury
Misery below
November 29, 2022

Bitter
Train station coffee
Said goodbye, forgot sugar
Leaving tastes bitter
November 29, 2022

Perfume
Stench of cars, trash, sweat
Floral scent, turning, seeking
Faded in the crowd
November 28, 2022

Steel tracks, parallel
Row of faces, impatient
Clock's tickin', then screech
November 28, 2022

Suddenly silence
Embrace the sweet solitude
Bus stop brightly lit
November 27, 2022

In the city streets
Smell of mulled wine, sweet delight
One month till Christmas
November 26, 2022

Gray sky without clouds
Afternoon feels like daybreak
It is November
November 25, 2022