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Flowers & Gardens Haiku Poems

Haiku among petals, blossoms, cultivated spaces, and things that grow.

325 published haiku
Tulips sprout and bloom
Bear slumbering peacefully
Grass breaks through hard ice
Michael Abreu Read poem →
pale violet blooms
intoxicating fragrance
thriving lilac bush
Rachel Zempel Read poem →
Swollen russet heads
nod sun-stained petals to earth
in summer's last sigh
Shellie Austin Read poem →
Confetti petals
Of dogwood twigs and branches
Pressed against cement
Eileen M Hector Read poem →
Tall the bee balm blooms:
open flowers inviting
hummingbirds' return
James Reuss Read poem →
Japanese garden -
I think I'll just spend the day
counting my blessings
Daniel Kolb Read poem →
Purple peony
salutes a radiant sun
shuns the dark of night
Valerie Staton Read poem →
My basil garden
Invaded with rosemary
Wards off mosquitos
Pj Amendolia Read poem →
Tiny buds open,
And then a lovely flower,
Soon a fading hue.
Paul C. Blake Read poem →
flowers we gathered
dying slowly in vases
they remember dirt
Dennis Herrell Read poem →
walking through the park
dewdrops reflect the full moon
winter night in bloom
Melissa Laussmann Read poem →
A bee-laden bloom
among so many roses;
why burden this one?
Gail Greenwood Read poem →
emerald garden
water, lush moss and ferns thrive
revitalizing
Rachel Zempel Read poem →
vibrant flowers bloom
opalescent wings flutter
feeding on nectar
Rachel Zempel Read poem →
still, murky water
underneath the plastic cup
a lotus blossom
Melissa Laussmann Read poem →
My summer garden
Romaine lettuce straight and tall -
Friends come to my gate
Carl Redick Read poem →
Beneath a Peace rose,
Among the fallen petals
Ants in fierce battle.
Rlm Cooper Read poem →
Wine red blossom spikes
advertise nectar and rest
stop south-bound Monarchs.
Jerrold Narland Read poem →
poinsettia petals
water gushes from spigot
a fragrant breakup
Jr Vork Read poem →
Iris flaunting furls
rainbow fields of golden rings
bloom in perfumed eyes
John Lawrence Darretta Read poem →
damp-blackened branches
flooded woods brimming with drink
death rot sharp, blooming
Jennifer Montgomery Read poem →
stack-stone flower box
summer's lease drifting away -
first crisp yellow leaf
William Manion Read poem →
A ghost of the past,
Orange blossoms filigree
Florida's night air.
Stephanie Ascough Read poem →
hummingbird hovers
over flower's sweet nectar...
lost in the moment
Susan Gentry Read poem →
Flowers soaked in bleach -
The inviolate men drown
In floodtide waters.
Elby Rogers Read poem →
Angel-winged petals
lift lacey fern fronds, fat dew,
baptism at dawn
Dawn Sly-terpstra Read poem →
wind swept summer storm
dogwood tree in full blossom
pink petal cascade
Patricia Rossi Read poem →
Cactus garden blooms
Thorny greens, yellow wonders
Willy-Nilly charm
Madeline Lipton Read poem →
pollinators buzz
rhododendron blooms ablaze
summer coming soon
Kent Mcquillen Read poem →
unfamiliar sun
neighbors chat about roses
new warmth on our skin
Shasta Hatter Read poem →
Purple flowers bloom,
The moon watches them at night,
Moonlight keeps them safe.
Jolene Mcdonald Read poem →
leaf bud and blossom
the pulse of living returns
thought word and action
Tim Mueller Read poem →
Spring rains beat the ground
As flowers escape through cracks
In their asphalt tombs.
Brian George Read poem →
single orchid plant
encircled in a glass jar
bibles all around
Rebecca Howell Read poem →
night blooming jasmine
savors silky, hushed moonlight
scents soft summer nights
Dianne Moritz Read poem →
A budding flower
Born of callous sunlight's eye
Bearing august fruit
Clare Brown Read poem →