Haiku Quotes
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Haiku Quotes & Sayings
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Hallelujah song
carries on a gentle wind,
heralding a king. — Richelle E. Goodrich
carries on a gentle wind,
heralding a king. — Richelle E. Goodrich
The haiku lets meaning float; the aphorism pins it down.
— Mason Cooley
We had a threesome
You, me and my depression
Depression fucks hard — Benedict Smith
You, me and my depression
Depression fucks hard — Benedict Smith
The blue of daylight
fades and chills as the sun sinks
beneath clouds of fire. — Richelle E. Goodrich
fades and chills as the sun sinks
beneath clouds of fire. — Richelle E. Goodrich
The only problem
with Haiku is that you just
get started and then — Roger McGough
with Haiku is that you just
get started and then — Roger McGough
The moon is my fear.
The sun is my heart afire.
The stars, my love songs. — Richelle E. Goodrich
The sun is my heart afire.
The stars, my love songs. — Richelle E. Goodrich
Amore is love
confessed to you in haiku.
Do you love me too? — Richelle E. Goodrich
confessed to you in haiku.
Do you love me too? — Richelle E. Goodrich
Here
I'm here-
the snow falling. — Kobayashi Issa
I'm here-
the snow falling. — Kobayashi Issa
Heady rivulets
Unlike the swollen river
Will crack and blacken — Martha Robach
Unlike the swollen river
Will crack and blacken — Martha Robach
O snail
Climb Mount Fuji
But slowly, slowly! — Kobayashi Issa
Climb Mount Fuji
But slowly, slowly! — Kobayashi Issa
An idea sparked in the 1960s, a thought experiment, an amusing haiku, is now a thing of metal and glass.
— Janna Levin
Having examined three thousand haiku poems - two persimmons.
— Masaoka Shiki
Mom Memorial Haiku [1]
I feel my mom so
much alive in me that there's
not even room for me. — Beryl Dov
I feel my mom so
much alive in me that there's
not even room for me. — Beryl Dov
Relationship Haiku
Friendship needs just two.
Hot relationships needs three.
But bitches can't count. — Beryl Dov
Friendship needs just two.
Hot relationships needs three.
But bitches can't count. — Beryl Dov
Reading haiku is like viewing a photograph or a painting. A haiku is a moment of time, isolated, and held up for viewing.
— Harley King
Go put on your mask.
Say 'trick-or-treat' in costume.
It's All Hallows Eve. — Richelle E. Goodrich
Say 'trick-or-treat' in costume.
It's All Hallows Eve. — Richelle E. Goodrich
I write for pages,
get lost in the mezzanine
hidden from stages. — Kristen Henderson
get lost in the mezzanine
hidden from stages. — Kristen Henderson
The Christmas spirit
whispers softly in my ear,
Go be of good cheer. — Richelle E. Goodrich
whispers softly in my ear,
Go be of good cheer. — Richelle E. Goodrich
Because," said a boy.
"Because why?" asked a young girl.
"Because I love you. — Richelle E. Goodrich
"Because why?" asked a young girl.
"Because I love you. — Richelle E. Goodrich
Old pond - frogs jumped in - sound of water
— Basho Matsuo
Tidal waves surge forward,
And in their wake, Stale water is replenished.
(Haiku from Chapter Thirty, SHADOWWATER) — Wendy Shreve
And in their wake, Stale water is replenished.
(Haiku from Chapter Thirty, SHADOWWATER) — Wendy Shreve
I've seen people twitter in haiku only.
— Biz Stone
A gentleman will
Never allow a lady
To feel less than grand. — Richelle E. Goodrich
Never allow a lady
To feel less than grand. — Richelle E. Goodrich
forge forever on
tho' dark death rewards us all
forge forever on — Kurt Brindley
tho' dark death rewards us all
forge forever on — Kurt Brindley
Don't worry, spiders,
I keep house
casually. — Robert Hass
I keep house
casually. — Robert Hass
The River Mogami has drowned
Far and deep
Beneath its surging waves
The flaming sun of summer — Matsuo Basho
Far and deep
Beneath its surging waves
The flaming sun of summer — Matsuo Basho
how much longer
is my life?
a brief night... — Shiki Masaoka
is my life?
a brief night... — Shiki Masaoka
As a woman still,
without the right kind of mouth,
my tongue's of no use. — Kristen Henderson
without the right kind of mouth,
my tongue's of no use. — Kristen Henderson
The love of nature is religion, and that religion is poetry; these three things are one thing. This is the unspoken creed of haiku poets.
— R.H. Blyth
I knew I loved you
when 'home' went from being a place
to being a person. — Eric Micha'el Leventhal
when 'home' went from being a place
to being a person. — Eric Micha'el Leventhal
his abuse
makes her an anvil
without spark — Munia Khan
makes her an anvil
without spark — Munia Khan
You think it's a game?
Unintelligible? Ha!
Envision no spoons.
This is serious.
It is a matter of joy
versus emptiness. — Kristen Henderson
Unintelligible? Ha!
Envision no spoons.
This is serious.
It is a matter of joy
versus emptiness. — Kristen Henderson
Besides, if you want to write something perfect, write a haiku. Anything longer is bound to have a few passages that don't work as well as they might.
— Philip Pullman
My stomach rumbles.
Plates of cookies, cake, and fudge.
Christmastime is here. — Richelle E. Goodrich
Plates of cookies, cake, and fudge.
Christmastime is here. — Richelle E. Goodrich
The basis of art is change in the universe.
— Robert Hass
If you give me home
I will give you adventure.
It's both we can have. — Tyler Knott Gregson
I will give you adventure.
It's both we can have. — Tyler Knott Gregson
...none live less the spark
— Kurt Brindley
Come windless invader
I am a carnival of
Stars, a poem of blood. — Sonia Sanchez
I am a carnival of
Stars, a poem of blood. — Sonia Sanchez
Hi! My little hut
Is newly-thatched I see ...
Blue morning-glories — Kobayashi Issa
Is newly-thatched I see ...
Blue morning-glories — Kobayashi Issa
Shepherds lift their heads,
not to gaze at a new light
but to hear angels. — Richelle E. Goodrich
not to gaze at a new light
but to hear angels. — Richelle E. Goodrich
Lightning
doesn't leave you enlightened
- good to know that — Matsuo Basho
doesn't leave you enlightened
- good to know that — Matsuo Basho
Wait
let me back in!
Wait
let me back out! — Lee Wardlaw
let me back in!
Wait
let me back out! — Lee Wardlaw
Glittering tinsel,
lights, glass balls, and candy canes
dangle from pine trees. — Richelle E. Goodrich
lights, glass balls, and candy canes
dangle from pine trees. — Richelle E. Goodrich
Twinkle tiny star.
Oh, how great you truly are!
God's sign from afar. — Richelle E. Goodrich
Oh, how great you truly are!
God's sign from afar. — Richelle E. Goodrich
Death stoops over me.
I'm a problem in chess. He
has the solution. — Tomas Transtromer
I'm a problem in chess. He
has the solution. — Tomas Transtromer
Gingerbread houses
with gumdrops and peppermint
and marshmallow snow. — Richelle E. Goodrich
with gumdrops and peppermint
and marshmallow snow. — Richelle E. Goodrich
To me, photography is not just a visual art, but something closer to poetry - or at least to some poetry, such as the haiku.
— Frank Horvat
For the greater good":
the phrase that always precedes
the greatest evil. — Jakub Bozydar Wisniewski
the phrase that always precedes
the greatest evil. — Jakub Bozydar Wisniewski
You may exist in
this world
but I exist too
and I will not yield — Matthew Quick
this world
but I exist too
and I will not yield — Matthew Quick
Lay down your roots now,
let them wrap tight around mine,
sink deep in the soil. — Tyler Knott Gregson
let them wrap tight around mine,
sink deep in the soil. — Tyler Knott Gregson
Haiku is not a shriek, a howl, a sigh, or a yawn; rather, it is the deep breath of life.
— Santoka Taneda
Just keep waking up,
dragging yourself out of bed.
It will get better. — Tyler Knott Gregson
dragging yourself out of bed.
It will get better. — Tyler Knott Gregson
Please don't break this heart, it's endured so very much, it survived the fall.
— Tyler Knott Gregson
Rare and precious gifts,
gold and myrrh and frankincense,
to offer a king. — Richelle E. Goodrich
gold and myrrh and frankincense,
to offer a king. — Richelle E. Goodrich
Remember technology does not make good work. You can still write a poem on a brown paper bag, and haiku is just as profound as the pyramids.
— James Turrell
The world of dew
is the world of dew.
And yet, and yet
— Kobayashi Issa
is the world of dew.
And yet, and yet
— Kobayashi Issa
A box sits empty,
wanting to hold and protect.
Hollow tears it cries. — Richelle E. Goodrich
wanting to hold and protect.
Hollow tears it cries. — Richelle E. Goodrich
thinking how soon
all in this world passes
I loved
the yellow roses
that now have scattered — Shiki Masaoka
all in this world passes
I loved
the yellow roses
that now have scattered — Shiki Masaoka
Meaning lies as much in the mind of the reader as in the Haiku.
— Douglas Hofstadter
A new star shines bright.
Angels herald the good news.
The Christ child is born. — Richelle E. Goodrich
Angels herald the good news.
The Christ child is born. — Richelle E. Goodrich
I exaggerate
There is a lie in my truth
Look! My soul is blue — A.A. Patawaran
There is a lie in my truth
Look! My soul is blue — A.A. Patawaran