Haiku Quotes

He cleared his throat and held up one hand dramatically.“Green grass breaks through snow.tArtemis pleads for my help.tHe grinned at us, waiting for applause.t"That last line was four syllables.” Artemis said.tApollo frowned. “Was it?”t“No, no, that’s six syllable, hhhm.” He started muttering to himself. That’s five syllables!” He bowed, looking very pleased with himself.

I write for pages,get lost in the mezzaninehidden from stages.

No misery ever so beautiful than the one this mind creates.

A smile, like the poet's muse,Inspires passion in the lover's heart

Haiku is not a shriek, a howl, a sigh, or a yawn; rather, it is the deep breath of life.

stronger than mountains.a place where my heart feels the safest- underneath his shirt.

Snowflakes fall from high.Flurries lift and twirl below.The world has turned white.

You may exist inthis world--but I exist tooand I will not yield

I knew I loved youwhen 'home' went from being a placeto being a person.

It is only a barbarous mind that sees other than the flower, merely an animal mind that dreams of other than the moon.

people don't get meit's more rule than exceptionGod bless exceptions

Love, Mercy, and Grace, sisters all, attend your wounds of silence and hope.

Death wins nothing here,gnawing wings that amputate––then spread, lift up, fly.

We wear many things,   but that with greatest import     is our expression.

Blood is really warm,it's like drinking hot chocolatebut with more screaming.

Where humanitysowed faith, hope, and unity, joy’s garden blossomed.

I explained it loudand clear. What part of "meow"don't you understand?

Zero cavities.Two abortions. One divorce.Thirty years on Earth.

Reading haiku is like viewing a photograph or a painting. A haiku is a moment of time, isolated, and held up for viewing.

Home at six AM.Is it still a walk of shame?I was shooting porn.

You were almost like a haiku: said so little, but meant so much.

Some believe they can,   Some believe that they cannot.      Both are clearly right

Death stoops over me.I'm a problem in chess. Hehas the solution.

Sorry about thesquishy in your shoe. Must'vebeen something I ate.

Absence of problems   does not lead to happiness.     Dealing with them does.

You burn like a candleinside my soul,showing me a waythrough this darkness.

Letmeoutletmeoutletmeoutletmeout.Wait--let me back in!...Letmeinletmeinletmeinletmein.Wait--let me back out!

You must remain. I must depart.Two autumns falling in the heart.

I stumble and fall.I weep and struggle to rise.My mom feels it all.

The moon is my fear.The sun is my heart afire.The stars, my love songs.

O snailClimb Mount FujiBut slowly, slowly!

I exaggerateThere is a lie in my truthLook! My soul is blue

These are some of the characteristics of the state of mind which the creation and appreciation of haiku demand: Selflessness, Loneliness, Grateful Acceptance, Wordlessness, Non-intellectuality, Contradictoriness, Humor, Freedom, Non-morality, Simplicity, Materiality, Love, and Courage.

This autumn-why am I growing old?bird disappearing among clouds.

In pale moonlight / the wisteria's scent / comes from far away.

Quote words that affirmall men and women are yourbrothers and sisters.

HereI'm here-the snow falling.

History dressed up in the glow of love’s kiss turned grief into beauty.