2022 Jan - July Haiku and Senryū...
Updated: Sep 15
Photo by Hitomi Silver
An orchid’s petals
Like humans, each is unique
No two are alike
July 25
Small little flowers
Remind to appreciate
Everything in life
July 24
In the morning light
Fortunate to take deep breaths
Inhale life’s fragrance
July 23
July 21
Calm serenity
Plumerias face the sun
Soaking up its warmth
July 8
Bougainvillea
Colorful leaves with flowers
Like poinsettia
July 6
If flowers could speak
I know she’d say “Lift me up;
Brighten up a day.”
July 5
June 30
June 29
June 28
Fragrance a plenty
Emits from magnolias
Powerfully sweet
June 26
June 25
June 23
A dancing lady
Bright yellow Oncidium
Or popcorn orchid
June 22
Everything will end
On earth and around the world
But love will remain
June 22
Artwork and senryū by Dexter Marlon Jebunan, Philippines
Posted by request and with permission
Flowers congregate
United, they are stronger
One purpose, one goal
June 20
Demeanors can change
when one sees a sunflower
Ear to ear, smiling
June 19
June 18
A backlit flower
Creates a unique design
Just at the right time
June 16
The plant ‘ōhia
Can find life on a tree stump
Of its own likeness
June 15
June 15
June 13
A flower cluster
Where little ones closely cling
Just like family
June 12
June 11
Blossoming beauty
Like each and every person
When in their own time
June 10
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June 9
A nature’s gift when
Flowers take on a bell shape
Feeding your senses
June 7
The crown flower plant
Serves kindly as a surface
For caterpillars
Photo by R. Kurata
June 5
The present moment
Dwell here, breathing in and out
Calm body and mind
June 2
(Inspired by quote from Thich Nhat Hanh)
To wake each morning
With reset abilities
Grateful for my life
May 31
Life deals many cards
The ace, the queen or the deuce
Play each carefully
May 30
Bouquet for a friend
Agapanthus and daisies
Made with lots of love
May 27, 2022
Petals so perfect
Reminding me of a windmill
I'm tempted to spin
May 25, 2022
More yellow flowers
Simple, intricate, unique
Nature's gift to us
May 24, 2022
The color yellow
Nota hue worn often, yet
Flowers abundant
May 23, 2022
Here's some old advice
"Take time to smell the roses."
Very wise saying
May 22
May 20, 2022
When a flower's shape
Takes on the shape of a heart
You receive two gifts
(May 19, 2022)
Lightly touched-up pink
Chrysanthemums on display
Made to warm one's heart
(May 18, 2022)
Traversing along
"Oh, the places you will go"
Said by Dr. Seuss
(May 16, 2022)
Like this butterfly
Let us be kind and gentle
Grateful for this life
(May 17, 2022)
Kokutan flower
Beautiful pink and white blossom
Very delicate
(May 15, 2022)
Relentless rainfall
Leave droplets by the hundreds
Flowers scream out, "Woah!"
Achieving true peace
Cannot be through violence
But by awareness
--Inspired by a quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson
Lehua blossoms
Rich in beauty and color
Found near Peleʻs home
Fuchsia Zinnia
Is of the Sunflower tribe
Daisy family
