Haiku Quotes - Page 3

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A violinist fiddled.With strings resined for winter.Summer's light splintered.

You only live twice:Once when you are bornAnd once when you look death in the face

Real haiku is the soul of poetry. Anything that is not actually present in one's heart is not haiku. The moon glows, flowers bloom, insects cry, water flows. There is no place we cannot find flowers or think of the moon. This is the essence of haiku. Go beyond the restrictions of your era, forget about purpose or meaning, separate yourself from historical limitations—there you will find the essence of true art, religion, and science.

Soldiers falling fastBattle of white and scarletBlossoms on the ground

Born on straw at nightunder low stable rafters,Baby Jesus cried.

Quote words that affirmall men and women are yourbrothers and sisters.

The Christmas spiritwhispers softly in my ear,"Go be of good cheer.

You were almost like a haiku: said so little, but meant so much.

Snap your fingerstop the world - rain falls harder

Summer grasses,All that remainsOf soldiers' dreams

But for their cries,The herons would be lostAmidst the morning snow.

Determined, I riseand face the dawn with resolve.This time I will win.

O snailClimb Mount FujiBut slowly, slowly!

Haiku is not a shriek, a howl, a sigh, or a yawn; rather, it is the deep breath of life.