lOnG bEaK HAIKU

DoEs ThAt FiSh SeE mE?
I nEEd To tRiM mY lOnG bEaK
To CaTcH fIsH I sEEk

CrAbBy LeGs HAIKU

SoFt SnOwY-LiKe SaNd
Is WhErE mY CrAbBy LeGs StAnD
'tIL tHe TiDe CrAwLs BaCk

rOuNd ReD rOsEs HAIKU

ThE rOuNd ReD rOsEs
KnOw ThAt LoVe Is HeRe AnD tHeRe
WiTh ThOrNs EvErYwHeRe

FiErY dAwN HAIKU

FeNcEs CaN't FeNcE iN
tHe FiErY dAwN's BiRtHiNg
oF aNoThEr DaY

rOcK aNd RoLL HAIKU

LeT'S sUn OuR BaCkS hErE

oN TuRtLe IsLaNd'S hArD rOcK

aNd RoLL a FeW jOiNtS

WaiTiNg FoR rAiN HAIKU

wHy Am I So StUmPeD

uPoN tHiS uGlY tReE sTuMp?

JuSt WaItInG fOr RaIn

PyRaMiD oF sAnD HAIKU

PyRaMiD oF sAnD

WiTh A mAn On ToP oF ThE

hOuRgLaSs Of TiMe

SoOn ChRiSt WiLL bE bOrN HAIKU

DaRk  RoSes  BlOoMiNg
BeSiDe  bRiGhT  bLoOdLeSs  dAiSiEs
sOOn  ChRIsT  wILL  bE  BoRn

GOD ON HIS CLOUD HAIKU

I'm GoD oN mY cLoUd:

MaNkInD sToP yOuR gOdAmN wArS

bEfOrE I rAiN hArD!

SpIdEr WiTh bRaNcH LeGs HAIKU

tReE wAnTs tO bE a
SpIdEr WiTh bRaNcH LeGs tO rUn
AcRoSs tHe WaTeR

AT THE END OF A SERENE PARENTHESIS

ON THE DOORSTEP

OF THE ABSOLUTE

THERE

ARE

FLOWERS OF LOVE

AND

FLOWERS OF DAWN

THAT I WILL HOLD

AND DIE UPON

AT THE MERCY

OF FIRE AND THE

INDISCRIMINATE DUST.

I WILL LEAVE THIS WORLD

AND ITS BABBLING GOSSIP.

I WILL SAY ADIEU TO ITS

WARS AND CRIMES...

TO ALL OF ITS BLOOD-COVERED

BATTLE LINES!

ADIEU...

ADIOS...

GOODBYE!

THIEF OF FIRE

My soul of rage is

Quite alive

With mad passions

And restless ecstasy!

My soul of rage is

Quite alive

With sacred pity

For doomsday’s dazzle.

As I gallop through

This carnival of slaughter.

Before my great leap

Into the dark.

To become senseless stone.

tEnUoUs AnThErS HAIKU

tEnUoUs AnThErS
sWayInG LiTtLe PoLLeN bAgS
aBoVe sOfT pEtALs

REINDEER HAIKU

I hOpE wE'Re In TiMe

tO HeLp SaNtA pULL hIs SLeiGh

BeFoRe ChRiStMaS dAy

ON THE LADY BUG

The Lady Bug
Is
Pretty smug
As she flies
In the skies
With her
Bright wings
That go
Whirr
Like flying
Furr.
The Spotted
Lady Bug
Is
Pretty smug
As she flies
In the skies
With bright wings
That go whirr
Like
Flying furr...

Until she lands
And sits
Upon your hands.

Here are some interesting ladybug facts:

• There are nearly 5,000 different kinds of ladybugs worldwide and 400 which live in North America.

• A female ladybug will lay more than 1000 eggs in her lifetime.

• A ladybug beats its wings 85 times a second when it flies.

• A gallon jar will hold from 72,000 to 80,000 ladybugs.

• Ladybugs make a chemical that smells and tastes terrible so that birds and other predators won't eat them.

• The spots on a ladybug fade as the ladybug gets older.

• Ladybugs won't fly if the temperature is below 55 degrees Fahrenheit.

• The ladybug is the official state insect of Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Ohio, and Tennessee.

sUnBeAmS sHiNe ThRoUgH tReEs HAIKU

SuNBeAmS sHiNe ThRoUgH tReEs
AnD bRiGhTeN a GrEeN fOrEsT
'TiL nIgHt'S sKy'S sTaRrY

IvOrY cOvErEd HAIKU

IvOrY cOvErEd
PiNe TrEeS wAiT fOr ChRiStMaS
tO wArM uP tHeIr BoUgHs

AFTER FINISHING DEREK WALCOTT'S COLLECTED POEMS 1948-1984

HOW
MANY
HOURS
ARE
LEFT
TO
ME
BEFORE
ETERNITY?

SpLaShInG aNd SpiLLiNg HAIKU

SpLaShInG aNd SpiLLiNg
WaTeRs To CLeAn tHiS fOuL eArTh
Of MaNkInD's MaKiNg

iN tHiS jUnGLe HAIKU

sOmEwHeRe My LoVe We'LL
FiNd EaCh OtHeR iN a TrEe
SwInG iN tHiS jUnGLe