Examples of Haiku Poems
Basho Matsuo is known as the first great poet of Haiku. Remember that in translation, the moras won’t be the same as syllables. In Japanese, there are 5 moras in the first and third line, and 7 in the second, following the 5-7-5 structure of haiku. Here are three examples of his haiku poems:
An old silent pond...
A frog jumps into the pond,
splash! Silence again.
Autumn moonlight—
a worm digs silently
into the chestnut.
Lightning flash—
what I thought were faces
are plumes of pampas grass.
Here are three haiku from Kobayashi Issa:
O snail
Climb Mount Fuji,
But slowly, slowly!
Trusting the Buddha, good and bad,
I bid farewell
To the departing year.
Everything I touch
with tenderness, alas,
pricks like a bramble.
Three examples of the haiku of Yosa Buson are offered here:
A summer river being crossed
how pleasing
with sandals in my hands!
Light of the moon
Moves west, flowers' shadows
Creep eastward.
In the moonlight,
The color and scent of the wisteria
Seems far away.
Natsume Soseki lived from 1867 - 1916. He was a novelist and master of the haiku. Here are a couple of examples of his poems:
Over the wintry
forest, winds howl in rage
with no leaves to blow.
The crow has flown away:
swaying in the evening sun,
a leafless tree.
Recent Poems
Following are some recent examples of haiku poems:
Falling to the ground,
I watch a leaf settle down
In a bed of brown.
A cricket disturbed
the sleeping child; on the porch
a man smoked and smiled.
I'm turning over
look out and give me room there
you cricket, you.
Read more: http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-haiku-poems.html
Also have a look at: http://www.edu.pe.ca/stjean/playing%20with%20poetry/Hennessey/examplesofHaiku.htm
http://www.toyomasu.com/haiku/
http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/davidc/6c_files/Poem%20pics/haiku_samples.htm
http://poemhunter.com/poems/haiku/
http://volweb.utk.edu/school/bedford/harrisms/haiku.htm
I hope I've helped you,
Angela!!!