Haiku Quotes Quotes

“Greed, crowned emperor,
rules the earth with cold disdain
for harmony’s path.”
― Aberjhani, The River of Winged Dreams

“among the clouds
we shared a cup of tea
the mountain and me”
― Meeta Ahluwalia

“A gentleman will
Never allow a lady
To feel less than grand.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Slaying Dragons: Quotes, Poetry, & a Few Short Stories for Every Day of the Year

“dozing on horseback
smoke form the tea-fires
drifts to the moon”
― Basho

“A violinist fiddled.
With strings resined for winter.
Summer's light splintered.”
― H.S. Crow

“on this mountain
sorrow...tell me about it
digger of wild yams”
― Basho

“जब पैरों के नीचे से
ज़मीन खिसक जाए
तो उड़ने का सोचिए

JAB PAIRON KE NEECHE SE
ZAMEEN KHISAK JAYE
TOH UDNE KA SOCHIYE

if your feet
lost control
start flying

あなたの足なら
コントロールを失った
飛行を開始します

beneath your feet
when earth shatters
you must fly

あなたの足の下
地球が粉々になったとき
飛行を開始します”
― Vineet Raj Kapoor

“Beauty of a haiku is its limitations.”
― Nanette L. Avery

“There is nothing
that you can smell that
are not memories.

(Haiku)”
― Monika Ajay Kaul

“While the blooms
were singing the success songs of Summer ;
quietly 'October' arrived.

(Haiku)”
― Monika Ajay Kaul

“empty playground
under every swing
a hollow of rain”
― tom tico

“Every bonsai
dreams of being a tall tree -
until the wind blows”
― Don Barnard

“Tree stays strong because of its roots, so as your belief stays strong because of your faith.
Either cannot be seen by your naked eyes but it can be felt by your perception”.

Ravi Sathasivam / Sri Lanka”
― Ravi Satahsivam

“politics –
some verbal tics
of poly-tricks”
― Munia Khan

“My own proverb.....

"Early start and early finish is better than late start"

Ravi Sathasivam / Sri Lanka All rights are reserved @2019 - Ravi Sathasivam”
― Ravi Sathasivam / Sri Lanka

“tell mom i love her
but i ate an alien…
she can’t be near me.”
― Ben Ditmars

“In haiku, don't write about your feelings. Instead, write about what caused your feelings.”
― Michael Dylan Welch, Becoming a Haiku Poet

“Τα χαϊκού της Άνοιξης

Ι.
Στο φόρεμά σου
- Ω, Άνοιξη πανώρια -
Ρόδα ανθίζουν

The haiku of Spring

Ι.
On your dress
- Oh, gorgeous Spring -
roses bloom

ΙΙ.
Το φως του ήλιου
Στα μαλλιά σου στάθηκε
Καλώς σε, Κυρά!

II.
The sunlight
stood still upon your hair
Welcome, my Lady!

Haiku and Translation by Irene Doura-Kavadia”
― Irene Doura-Kavadia

“Honourable Breeze
- a behavioural haiku from the chapter, “Poetic Justice”

Honourable Heart?
You were spreading smear campaigns.
Is that honesty?

Honourable mind?
You committed forgery.
Your cyber libel.

Honourable soul?
You intentionally hurt,
Con, scam, and slander.

Honourable mouth?
Your habitual offenses
Fraud, lies, bullying.

Dishonourable.
Politicians’ instrument:
Machiavellian.

Justify your end?
with your Machiavellian ways?
Note: crime does not pay!

Crowned thorny cactus,
you pretend to be “yellow,”
Ask funding from them.

Thorny toxic lies,
You discredit whom you scammed.
Your: libel, slander.

Manipulator,
Fraud, bully, provocateur,
Machiavellian!

Politicians served:
You’re a very good person.
Thorny irony.

People you slandered,
Scammed, libeled, deceived, abused.
Forgery you did.

Your former victim,
From twelve or ten years ago:
said, “you’re a devil.”

“Move away from her,”
Your past victims had warned me.
I thanked their warning.

Warning was too late.
Thorny, toxic harridan:
you used and abused!

Honourable Breeze?
For people who benefit
from your deceptions.

Honourable Breeze?
For dirty politicians,
Donations and votes.

Honourable Breeze?
for needy politicians:
delivered service.

Delivered service?
At the expense of others,
you manipulate.

Manipulations,
your catch-me-if-you-can games,
Your confidence games!

Politicians’ smears,
means won’t justify your end,
Machiavellian bitch!

~ Angelica Hopes, an excerpt from Life Unfolds
© 2021 Ana Angelica Abaya van Doorn”
― Angelica Hopes

“No me atrevía a pulir mi talento, ya que tenía miedo de no ser una joya. Pero tampoco podía quedarme con la arcilla, ya que en el fondo creía que podía ser una joya.”
― Atsushi Nakajima

“Skeletons are ragged. Skeletons shiver to the bone. Skeletons are dead to the bone.”
― Chanse

“Never foresee clemency
be it from flower or pebble
amidst frenzy gales.

(Haiku)”
― Monika Ajay Kaul

“Some revivals
are impossible. Too broken
to be repaired.

(Haiku)”
― Monika Ajay Kaul

“All broken things.
Augmented with hope of Gold.
A new Kentsugi Heart.

(Haiku)”
― Monika Ajay Kaul

“For every action, there’s an equal reaction,
A law of nature, creating divine attraction.
So, let’s accept the dualities of life
And find serenity amid the opposing strife.”
― Lali A. Love, Realms of My Soul III: A Golden Gift

“Whispers ignite flames,
silent passion claims hearts,
love's clandestine art.

(Haiku)”
― Monika Ajay Kaul

“Gullible words, if spoken
become promises that linger like dew.
And trust blossoms anew.”
― Monika Ajay Kaul

“निःशब्दं वनम्।
अन्तः पावनं मनः।
शान्तिः सर्वदा॥

My Sanskrit haiku on silence”
― Sunil Kumar

“On a collarbone,
I jewel every new epiphany—
My heart's pendant.”
― Ritu Negi, Cherry Blossoms: A Haiku Poetry Book

“Tree's branches & root,
The whole of the sky and earth—
Stored in its fruit.”
― Ritu Negi, Cherry Blossoms: A Haiku Poetry Book