Trees are blossoming
with the glorious promise
of summertime fruit
(c) Shawn Bird
spring haiku May 14, 2011
Trees are blossoming
with the glorious promise
of summertime fruit
(c) Shawn Bird
Tsunami haiku April 29, 2011
The wall of water
descends thundering through screams
All turns to silence.
nutty March 22, 2011
prompt #71- write a haiku about something that drives you nuts.
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he he. All right- I’ll take that literally…
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Itching throbbing pulse
Hidden walnut swells my throat
Nut allergy fun
Christmas lights haiku December 24, 2010
The snow is dressed up
in a glistening gown for
an Aurora prom.
Winter haikus November 25, 2010
My feet crunch upon
fallen stars glinting under
the glowing street light.
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Crystalline twinkles
entrance in the frosty air
with joyful promises.
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Driving the highway
frozen lazers fire fury
forced blindness brings fear.
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This is the story of my drive home from work this evening. At 5:30 it is already dark. As I walked into the parking lot, the snow was so beautiful as it twinkled in the overhead lights. As I drove, however, the snow filled the windshield. It was possible to see only a little bit in front of the car. A semi -truck roared past on the passing lane, and absolutely filled the air with snow so all the other vehicles were completely blind. Driving in a dark snow storm is very scary. You can barely see the road in front of you, and if you hit ice, you can easily be spinning into oncoming lanes. So- in this series of haikus you see the transition between the picturesque and horrifying aspects of winter!
rose blossom tanka May 18, 2010
the scent of roses
sends sweet lingering kisses
drifting on the breeze,
soft sighing in evening air,
whisp’ring gentle caresses.
Shawn L. Bird 
snow haiku November 19, 2010
Tags: haiku, poetry
Gentle crystals fall.
Dancing through the frost filled air,
winter comes again
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