Haiku – Last Breath

The last breath exhaled
A painful struggle over
Relief and sorrow

Haiku are short — very short — poems

In this haiku, the guilt of relief.

Haiku – Insomnia

Eyes close to darkness
Sleep awaits in the distance
Thoughts get in the way

Haiku are short — very short — poems

In this haiku, a mind wanders.

Gray returns today
Yellow flowers shrivel up
Spring still weeks away

In this haiku, winter persists.

Winter’s gray broken
Rays of life warm the planet
Yellow flowers bloom

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In this haiku, color signals spring is near.

Scars of a planet
Scabbed by concrete and asphalt
Homes lost, nature cries

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In this haiku, habitat lost.

Man controls weather
Snow and ice knock out Texas
Mother Nature laughs

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In this haiku, nature always wins.

Wrist tied, three kneel down
A bullet for each, they die
Two boys, one girl, lost

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In this haiku, teenagers lose their life over drugs

Behind the dumpster
An addict with a needle
Lying in the trash

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In this haiku, a life is trashed.

The mirror has lied
Old age shows itself, wrinkles
Shocked you turn away

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In this haiku, an old face is seen for the first time.

A train whistle blows
It sounds so lonely, tears flow
A loved one leaving

Haiku are short — very short — poems

In this haiku, a loved one departs.