Death Haiku Poems
These Death Haiku poems are examples of Haiku poems about Death. These are the best examples of Haiku Death poems written by international poets.
Fukuda Chiyo-ni haiku translations 1Fukuda Chiyo-ni Haiku
Fukuda Chiyo-ni (1703-1775) was a celebrated Japanese poet and painter of the Edo period, also known as Kaga no Chiyo.
Because morning glories
held my...
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animal, fire, nature, night,
questioning lifefinding life's essence
with nature's acquiescence
and stoic presence
not all agreeing
what constitutes revealing
nature of being
stray quarks rearrange
universe generates change
most simple, some strange
metamorphosis
in broader analysis
cosmic calculus
more space demanding
gravity...
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creation, death, life, nature,
Opt For PassingI chose to think death
Something that lies silently
And takes me gently....
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death, destiny, fate, life,
Hospice PlightSad plight in hospice
Fed smorgasmord of drugs
Left the great beyond....
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death, life, sad, scary,
Where Rivers FlowSee upper reaches
The rivers look more the same
Through course flows to sea....
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death, retirement, river, sea,
Haiku Translations by Michael R BurchAm I really this old,
so many ghosts
beckoning?
—Michael R. Burch
Sleepyheads!
I recite my haiku
to the inattentive lilies.
—Michael R. Burch
Stillness:
the sound of petals
drifting down softly together...
—Miura Chora, loose...
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death, god, grave, life,
Semper AlumnusThank you God
That I’m always a student
I abhor
The slaughters of the babies
Toddlers were killed dead
Young boys and girls were shot dead
Pregnant women were stabbed dead
That’s...
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bullying, cancer, child abuse,
What Wars GetWe suffer what wars get
Can't forget each dying face
Taste the bitter-sweet....
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abuse, anger, death, war,
cherry blossomssacred blossom trees
symbol of both life and death
japanese beauties...
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flower,
Haiku Translations IIIThese are original haiku by Michael R. Burch and his translations of haiku by the Japanese masters Matsuo Basho, Yosa Buson, Masaoka Shiki, and others....
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blue, life, night, old,
danse macabreautumn leaves delight
why are we so enchanted ~
by beauty in death...
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autumn, beautiful, death,
GODS SCHEME- Ariddleculous Haiku? IN TIME?A cat meows a dog barks.
When where when there then a dog
meows? A cat barks? Sunset
Sunrise! The complexions! New skies
complexions new surprise?
It...
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haiku, allusion, color, death,
PandemicPandemic of flesh
Pandemic of internet
Cleanse and seek redress....
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abuse, confusion, death, technology,
too much roadkillSplattered scattered parts
unidentified bodies
dog rabbit or deer...
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animal, death,
Tears for the DeadNo prayers for the dead
Let's sing a sad song instead
Then wipe the tears shed...
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death of a friend,