Haikus Quotes

“Dare to love yourself
as if you were a rainbow
with gold at both ends.”
― Author-Poet Aberjhani, Journey through the Power of the Rainbow: Quotations from a Life Made Out of Poetry

“Un-winged and naked, sorrow surrenders its crown to a throne called grace.”
― Aberjhani, The River of Winged Dreams

“Even when muddy your wings sparkle bright wonders that heal broken worlds.”
― Aberjhani, The River of Winged Dreams

“Love, Mercy, and Grace, sisters all, attend your wounds of silence and hope.”
― Aberjhani, The River of Winged Dreams

“Quote words that affirm
all men and women are your
brothers and sisters.”
― Author-Poet Aberjhani, The River of Winged Dreams

“Your pain is a school unto itself–– and your joy a lovely temple.”
― Aberjhani, The River of Winged Dreams

“Hope drowned in shadows
emerges fiercely splendid––
boldly angelic.”
― Aberjhani, The River of Winged Dreams

“Where humanity
sowed faith, hope, and unity,
joy’s garden blossomed.”
― Aberjhani, The River of Winged Dreams

“Feet sandaled with dreams tread paths of vision leading to wisdom’s sharp peaks.”
― Aberjhani, The River of Winged Dreams

“I knew I loved you
when 'home' went from being a place
to being a person.”
― Eric Micha'el Leventhal

“You are the hybrids of golden worlds and ages splendidly conceived.”
― Aberjhani, Journey through the Power of the Rainbow: Quotations from a Life Made Out of Poetry

“I owe them gods
a bottle of whiskey
and a bullet each”
― Elancharan Gunasekaran

“Absence of problems
   does not lead to happiness.
     Dealing with them does.”
― J. Benson, Haiku to Live By: Life affirming messages, to hearten your day

“November the seventh
The last
Faint cricket”
― Jack Kerouac, Book of Haikus

“Hitch hiked a thousand
miles and brought
You wine”
― Jack Kerouac, Book of Haikus

“The other man, just as
lonesome as I am
In this empty universe”
― Jack Kerouac, Book of Haikus

“A violinist fiddled.
With strings resined for winter.
Summer's light splintered.”
― H.S. Crow

“Buds in the snow
—the deadly fight
between two birds”
― Jack Kerouac, Book of Haikus

“In the morning sun
with eyes closed
a praying mantis”
― Meeta Ahluwalia

“We wear many things,
   but that with greatest import
     is our expression.”
― J. Benson, Haiku to Live By: Life affirming messages, to hearten your day

“a broken mirror
tries hard to fix itself
everytime she smiles at it”
― Soman Gouda, Seedlings of Light: A Haiku Collection

“Your eyes are the light of your heart and do not make your soul dark”.


Ravi Sathasivam / Sri Lanka
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― ravi Sathaivam / Sri Lanka

“many took the leap
with the frog, only to become Basho's
ignoring the frog and the pond”
― Soman Gouda, Seedlings of Light: A Haiku Collection

“they make love
in the sculptures
on a temple wall”
― Soman Gouda, Seedlings of Light: A Haiku Collection

“i don't know who proposed first
all that i remember is her smile and his shyness
says love”
― Soman Gouda, Seedlings of Light: A Haiku Collection

“tamarind seedling
on a cowdung cake -
green phoenix”
― Soman Gouda, Seedlings of Light: A Haiku Collection

“bodhi tree dreams
of enjoying the picnic
with buddha's family”
― Soman Gouda, Seedlings of Light: A Haiku Collection

“The Flintstone
Block No.1:
A whole nation has created the kindling
Which owes you desperately
But it hasn’t been specified
Whether it’s the flintstone
Or A firestorm?

Block No.2:
A piece of my happiness is in debt with the flintstone
You’ve turned to the rocks
But it’s for the flint stone.


Block No.3:
I’m in debt with the flintstone
The whole world is in debt with the flintstone


Block No.4:
It has cast a spell
For all your desires
Behind the railing.

Block No.5:
I’m the mother of this Flintstone
I’ve nourished it
I’ve shed tears on it
If the world is on fire
I’m the one to blame.


Block No.6:
I’ve betrayed the heaven above
God is disabled by it.


Block No.7:
And since then people have taken the vow of silence, …

From 'Dating Noah’s Son'

Rosa Jamali

(TRANSLATED FROM ORIGINAL PERSIAN INTO ENGLISH BY ROSA JAMALI)”
― Rosa Jamali, Selected Poems of Rosa Jamali