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Haiku by Joseph C Ogbonna

Your crimson rose lips
bloom with a magnetic field
for a wet French kiss.

Posted byatlanteanpublishingSeptember 26, 2026September 19, 2026Posted inHaikuTags:Joseph C Ogbonna, Kiss, Lips, Magnet, Metaphors, RosesLeave a comment on Haiku by Joseph C Ogbonna

Haiku by Charlie Coleman

Filthy subway tracks,
Rats scramble furiously.
Waiting for Godot.

Posted byatlanteanpublishingSeptember 25, 2026September 19, 2026Posted inHaikuTags:Charlie Coleman, Rat, Samuel Beckett, Underground RailLeave a comment on Haiku by Charlie Coleman

Haiku by mwpm

I could pick a leaf
or get comfortable &
wait for one to fall

Posted byatlanteanpublishingSeptember 25, 2026September 19, 2026Posted inHaikuTags:Leaves, mwpm1 Comment on Haiku by mwpm

Haiku by Wendy Webb

Shepherds read the sky
mornings as they recount sheep,
foxes need no sums

Posted byatlanteanpublishingSeptember 25, 2026September 18, 2026Posted inHaikuTags:Fox, Knowledge, Mathematics, Morning, Sheep, Shepherds, Sky, Wendy WebbLeave a comment on Haiku by Wendy Webb

Haiku by Barbara Mosbacher Anderson

walking arm-in-arm
between darkened skyscrapers
a gold-tinted moon

Posted byatlanteanpublishingSeptember 24, 2026September 18, 2026Posted inHaikuTags:Arms, Barbara Mosbacher Anderson, Moon, Office Blocks, UrbanLeave a comment on Haiku by Barbara Mosbacher Anderson

Haiku by John Hawkhead

windblown garden leaves
a child’s swing harmonises
creaks with its oak tree

Posted byatlanteanpublishingSeptember 24, 2026September 18, 2026Posted inHaikuTags:Gardens and Yards, John Hawkhead, Leaves, Oak, Swing, Trees, Winds and BreezesLeave a comment on Haiku by John Hawkhead

Haiku by Gabriel Reuven Garcia

The wonderful sound
Of the great subway trembling
On teetering tracks.

Posted byatlanteanpublishingSeptember 24, 2026September 16, 2026Posted inHaikuTags:Gabriel Reuven Garcia, Underground RailLeave a comment on Haiku by Gabriel Reuven Garcia

Haiku by Barrie Levine

autumn equinox
the nighttime chill reminds me
to prepare for change

Author of Cotton Moon

Posted byatlanteanpublishingSeptember 23, 2026September 2, 2026Posted inHaikuTags:Autumn, Barrie Levine, Change, Equinox, NightLeave a comment on Haiku by Barrie Levine

Haiku by Steen W. Rasmussen

punctured bicycle
alone on a country road
approaching thunder

Posted byatlanteanpublishingSeptember 23, 2026September 16, 2026Posted inHaikuTags:Bicycle, Roads, Streets, and Lanes, Steen W. Rasmussen, Thunder and Lightning, WheelsLeave a comment on Haiku by Steen W. Rasmussen

Haiku by Barrie Levine

autumn equinox
the colours of my clothing
slowly deepening

Author of Cotton Moon

Posted byatlanteanpublishingSeptember 23, 2026September 2, 2026Posted inHaikuTags:Autumn, Barrie Levine, Clothes, EquinoxLeave a comment on Haiku by Barrie Levine

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