Summer flowers
arranged in a vase
A new book on my lap

maybe not a Haiku by John Holman

one boat
and a man who sails the oceans
a long way from home

maybe not a Haiku by John Holman

each time I looked –
old clock, old rusted building once painted white
told me it was lunchtime

maybe not a Haiku by John Holman

city life–
even melting snow
costs money

Haiku by Kobayashi Issa | Link

No one travels
Along this way but I,
This autumn evening.

Haiku by Matsuo Basho | Link

Those in the know tell us that Matsuo Basho was meditating outside a Teahouse similar to this one in Kyoto, Japan when a frog leaped into the lake. And this is what lead him to compose one of his most famous haiku.

Old pond –
a frog leaps in
water’s sound.

Haiku by Matsuo Basho

the whole family
all with white hair and canes
visiting graves

Haiku by Matsuo Basho