Spring haiku poems are a fun way to shed the winter doldrums and cast your vision toward spring dreaming. Traditionally, haiku poetry was about nature.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Excitement abounds. Each little head that pops up gets greeted.
~Shannon Schofield, poet, writer, gardener, b.2/23/1977
About Haiku Poetry
Modern haiku can be about any topic under the sun. However, haiku, originating in Japan, was about capturing the essence of nature’s wonder in simple three line haiku poems, and nature is still the most popular subject matter for haikus*. In fact, it’s often the experience of awe at nature’s magnificence that inspires us to find those few words that might describe that wonder.
It could be said that haiku poetry is about describing the indescribable… the hidden essence felt as presence, or the hidden essence behind it all. Haiku is equally about stating the obvious as it is giving meaning to the intangible.
*Haiku is both singular and plural, so it’s not technically correct to say haikus, though it is a common occurrence in English.
A Growing Collection of Spring Haiku Poems
Toward that, we’re creating a growing collection of spring haikus in this article. Feel free to send yours and we’re glad to add them here. These are just the first buds of spring popping up with many more to come!
SPRING HAIKU
Air Haiku – Fresh Spring Air Haiku
The soft morning air,
Linette Jensen, artist, gardener, rabbit raiser
Brushes my cheek like velvet,
It’s Spring’s gentle kiss.
Anticipation Haiku
A Gardener’s Haiku
Louis Lachowsky, gardener
Keyboards before me,
barefoot on the fertile patch,
anticipation.
They’re not up here yet
Artist, poet, Amalie Stoneman
I can’t wait to see them bloom
Anticipation.
Awakening Haiku
Eternal Spring
Julie Courtois, writer, poet
Awake how my heart doth sing
Green colored earth
WINTER AWAKENING
Haiku by Beth Murphy, haiku & tanka poet
Cave dweller peeks out
Dawn calls behind sheltered clouds
Hibernate no more
Beth’s art description of this hibernation haiku is interesting and actually quite relatable!
Hibernation for Winter or Spring:
“This actually looks like a spring Haiku relating to hibernating animals… however, it’s not what it seems. For me the ‘writing hibernation’ is the opposite – wishing to spend outside time and less ‘inside my creative mind’ during the warmer months. Now, [this was written in November] we are more bound to be inside, [so] the creative inner hibernation for me has ended. I have a clearer mind when I am not competing with all the fond outside experiences of being a summer girl. PS feeling unstuck!”
RISE
Rise from winter’s nap
~Shannon Schofield, poet, writer, gardener, b.2/23/1977
Stretch to feel the sun’s warm rays
Spring is among us
SPRING AWAKE HAIKU
LeAura Alderson, creator iCreateDaily.com®
Spring dreaming awake
Shaking off winter’s slumber
Flowers yawn at dawn.
Barefoot Haiku
A Gardener’s Haiku
Keyboards before me,
~Louis Lachowsky, gardener
barefoot on the fertile patch,
anticipation.
BAREFOOT HAIKU
Julie (Meehan) Courtois, poet, writer
I breathe in the Spring.
See Mother Nature winking.
Grass between my toes.
Bees Haiku
My neighbor has bees,
Louis Lachowsky, gardener
I grow and harvest fruit trees.
We’re symbiotic…
Butterfly Haiku
A BUTTERFLY — Famous Haiku Poem & Poet
~Masaoka Shiki, Japanese poet, author, 1867-1902
Flutteringly,
Floating in the breeze,
A single butterfly.
NOTE: Japanese translated poems syllables will vary in English, plus Haiku Poems don’t all follow the 5-7-5 rule
Cherry Blossom Haiku
CHERRY BLOSSOM HAIKU
~Kathy Furgal, artist, crafter, teacher
Cherry blossoms bloom
The air is warm and sweet
I will play hooky.
Clover Haiku
“I collect many leafed clovers, it’s kind of a hobby of mine. (Or mania depending on who you ask.) l wrote a haiku the other day while I was searching for clover patches.”
~Linette Jensen, artist, gardener, rabbit raiser
Luck plucked from the grass,
~Linette Jensen, artist, gardener, rabbit raiser
quartered leaves carefully pressed,
twixt word specked pages.
Crocus Haiku
CROCUS HAIKU
~Shannon Schofield, poet, writer, gardener, b.2/23/1977
Crocus whispering
To my hungry ears today
Spring will be here soon
Daffodil Haiku
Spring garden dreaming.
LeAura Alderson, creator iCreateDaily.com®
Shaking off winter slumber.
Daffodils appear.
DAISIES AND DAFFODILS
Daisies come to see
Haiku by Shannon DeAnna Schofield, poet, author, beekeeper
What the daffodils do know
Spring has come to life
Daffodils lift heads,
~Deborah Ann Tayloe, writer, gardener, blogger
golden dancers gently sway.
Hopeful early spring.
Dance of Spring Haiku
Spring is here once more,
Linette Jensen, artist, gardener, rabbit raiser
familiar as an old song,
but with a new dance.
Fun and Funny Haiku Poems
Yellow skunk cabbage
Fills my unhappy nostrils
With pungent odors~Teresa Basaldua, artist, retired elementary teacher, boondocker-traveling US
Joy of Spring Haiku
Sweet smells on the breeze
~Jaymee Thompson, artist
My whole being awakens
Drinking in much joy.
Flowers Haiku
Flowers Stand Tall – SPRING HAIKU
Flowers stand so tall
~Louise DeBell, creator, poet, teacher
Reaching to catch the sun’s rays
Their blooms praise springtime
Spring beauties rising
Martha Stevens Grow, calligraphy artist, poet
From the ground’s brown leaf carpet
Delicate Spring bloom.
Garden Haiku
Woman who gardens,
Marcia Davidson Biggerstaff
butterflies land on her hands
alighting delight.
Growth Haiku
GROWTH HAIKU
~Mieka Peebles, writer
Warmer temperatures
And time of rebirth to clothe.
A season of growth.
Hyacinths Spring Haiku
The hyacinths peek
Artist, poet, Amalie Stoneman
The crocus just broke the ground
Spring is slow, but here.
Hydrangea Spring Haiku
Hydrangea sprouts.
~Haiku by Susanna Holman, artist, gardener
Winter was bitter and long.
Purple flowers shout.
Iris Haiku
SPRING IRIS HAIKU
Iris greets the sun;
~Haiku by Susanna Holman, artist
once I see her I’m undone!
Thankful come what may.
Joy Spring Haiku
Joyous happy smells
Louise DeBell, speaker, poet,
Watching buds begin to show
Spring season of heart
Irish Haiku
Irish born I am
Julie Courtois, writer, poet
Ties bind me to the Motherland
Ethereal thread
Lilacs and Spring Haiku
LILAC HAIKU
How green is the land
~Louise DeBell, creator, poet, teacher
As lilac blooms are budding
Color soon will show
Rose Haiku
Commanding your eyes
~Shannon Schofield, poet, writer, gardener, beekeeper
Would you gaze into my soul
I am sunset rose
Spring Warming
Sun reaches higher
~Shannon Schofield, poet, writer, gardener, beekeeper
Be still my achy, cold heart
Warming ground, roots, soul
St. Patrick’s Day Haiku
Irish magic sprouts
Haiku by Beth Murphy, haiku & tanka poet
Shamrocks dot the farmers field
Wink of faeries luck.
Trees – Spring Haiku
SPRING BREEZE HAIKU
Trees wear green lace now
Julie Courtois, writer, poet
Gently blows the Spring Breeze wow
Flowers popping up.
Views
VIEW FROM MY WINDOW
~Lynda Suzanne Wright, creator, artist, retired teacher
As dogwood blossoms
Beckon my vision outward,
My view fills with spring.
Share Your Spring Haiku Poem
We’d love to read and share your spring haiku poem. If you’re also a visual artist, we’d love to share your spring art and your spring haiku poem. Send it to us, and we’ll publish it with tribute to you, and let you know when it’s up as well.
Want More Haiku Poem Examples?
Want more haiku? You can find our New Year’s Haiku post here and more examples of haiku and haiku memes here. Also, check out info on Tanka poems — the sister to haiku for more creative callisthenics!
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Spring Poetry
Spring Poem – Spring Breeze
Oh how gentle a spring breeze is.
Julie Courtois, writer, poet
Like a mother’s tender touch it is.
I just have to say, there is nothing
as amazing as an early spring day.
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