New Haiku

I recently took on an assignment from Yahoo Contributors to write a haiku and I'll post that first along with other haiku I considered

Tanha
A swig of water
Rejuvenates my dry throat
But the thirst remains

Greenhouse
Outside my window
The forest shimmers and shines
Refracting the sun


Raindew
Raindrops cling to leaves
Afraid to fall to the ground
When it rains, it pours



Strained
I love her so much
The distance makes our feelings
Seem to drift apart

Haikus Part 2 (Various Themes)

This is pretty much every other haiku I have. It was a short phase. I might get back into it, though. Basho is quite nice



A crimson petal
Plummets to the ground below
Crashes into snow

A malicious form
Slices through the soul’s deep shroud
Pierces into life

A single ray of hope
Shines through the shadow of death
Throwing back its cloak

Shrieks of dread resound
As hallucinations rise
Cowering in fear

Alone and confused
Yet on each side stands a friend
He is singled out

A demonic form
Creeps from behind shadows
And corrupts the light

A flaming bird falls
Crashing to the ground below
It rises anew

A cloak of the past
Shrouds all of the present’s light
Trapping the future

Confused and afraid
Of releasing inner thoughts
Sorrow never leaves

Blackest form of night
Shrouds all thoughts of future hope.
A lance pierces through

A lone form crouches
Preparing to strike the meek
He rears back, but stops.

Distant flames approach
Turning all in its path
To cinders of red

A form of heaven
And yet, is hell’s avatar
A forbidden bond

The earth starts to shake
Cracks appear on a mountain
Flame bursts from the top

Hugging her shoulders
A girl begins to shiver
Her heart is ice cold

As swift as the wind
A blade cuts through human flesh
His blood runs freely

Pressing against her
A man’s lips brush against hers
His passion rises

He slices, cuts, stabs
The blade is soaked in their blood
No remorse is shown

Winding wisps of air
Twirl through clouds of misty fog
The currents go far

Rustling leaves brush
Veins twisting against their will
Fingers of trees twitch



Haikus 2

Rushing leaves float by
A blade cuts through the noon air
They crash to the ground

Rising orb of night
Shining through a shroud of black
Destroyed by stray wisps

Two spirits converge here
One of shade and other light
A swirling symbol

Listless eyes look up
From focusing mind’s closed eye
Snapping lids flash bright

Puffs of cloud spinning
Ancient beings raise astral
Hands to strike the earth

Hidden emotions
Feelings that no one can know
Lost in the shadow

Tortured memories
Demonic angelic soul
Trapped in mortal shape

Glistening lights flash
Piercing my vision and mind
Simply reflection

Forged in spirit hearth
Water caresses its fangs
A divine tiger