Haiku Poetry Book Quotes

“dance
my friend
until it's done

busted haiku are my attempt
to poke holes in reality's wallpaper...
they come unbidden in brief
flashes at unappointed times...
they are not memories,
rather a separate way of seeing

forget what you know

used enlightenment
as-is
needs work

no clock ticks
true time

first crocus pokes winter in the ass

loves me not
she loves me
i quit while ahead

god is blind

tiny spider
i too hang in vastness

first loves
her hand and mine”
― John Coulton Waugh, busted haiku

“Love is dessert,
Angst and jealousy are spice—
Time is salt.”
― Ritu Negi, Cherry Blossoms: A Haiku Poetry Book

“Tree's branches & root,
The whole of the sky and earth—
Stored in its fruit.”
― Ritu Negi, Cherry Blossoms: A Haiku Poetry Book

“The story's not all,
What matters is who tells it—
Many voices, many ends.”
― Ritu Negi, Cherry Blossoms: A Haiku Poetry Book

“On a collarbone,
I jewel every new epiphany—
My heart's pendant.”
― Ritu Negi, Cherry Blossoms: A Haiku Poetry Book

“Make a fist,
Hold your breath—
Let it go.”
― Ritu Negi, Cherry Blossoms: A Haiku Poetry Book

“Autumn in kimono,
Poet's cue to write haiku—
Sense over rhyme.”
― Ritu Negi, Cherry Blossoms: A Haiku Poetry Book

“We are visitors,
Busy in claiming it ours—
In museum of art.”
― Ritu Negi, Cherry Blossoms: A Haiku Poetry Book

“Clear blue sky,
Mirroring the calm sea—
I'm a fish, got hooked.”
― Ritu Negi, Cherry Blossoms: A Haiku Poetry Book

“How are you?
The reason you need to ask—
Is the answer.”
― Ritu Negi, Cherry Blossoms: A Haiku Poetry Book

“What shed, earth’s clay—
Transaction held in the air,
Flower became honey.”
― Ritu Negi, Cherry Blossoms: A Haiku Poetry Book

“Every house is haunted
With the ghost that says—
You're safe within the wall.”
― Ritu Negi, Cherry Blossoms: A Haiku Poetry Book

“Cocoon's cry to first fly,
Travels thousands of miles—
So much in so little life.”
― Ritu Negi, Cherry Blossoms: A Haiku Poetry Book

“Air breathes Fire,
Fell for Flames—
Phoenix born in Flickers.”
― Ritu Negi, Cherry Blossoms: A Haiku Poetry Book

“What if the night sky
is but a reflection of us—
Utter chaos in mute.”
― Ritu Negi, Cherry Blossoms: A Haiku Poetry Book