The Warrior

This is one of the very first Haiku I ever wrote, and is also one of my favorites. I think I wrote it in 8th grade, but it may have been freshmen year in high school.

The Warrior

A blade stands unsheathed,
A warrior stands alone,
Faced with many foes;

Many battles ahead,
Blood soaked fields; homes in ruin,
The blade flashes forth;

Foes without number,
Comrades fallen in battle,
Strength begins to wane;

Hope not lost, but held;
Inner strength blooms forth anew,
Given for others;

Of those left alone,
Hope shared, and strength is given;
Hope held on a blade;

The hopes of others;
Loved ones resting on a blade
Refusing to fall;

Midst a forest, lost,
Among a flash of silver
Stained with blood of foes;

The warrior stands,
Not forgotten by loved ones,
But held in their hearts.

Three fairly recent Haiku

Okay, this first one is a recent one, and I'm not really sure what prompted me to write it. I was just sitting around and all of a sudden came up with it on the spot. So take it as you will. The second and third ones were written at the same time, also recently, and I was in a peaceful mood and I was falling asleep, but I needed to stay awake so I started writing, and this is what I came up with.

Solace (Title by Mary Stewart)

Heart walled in tightly,
Afraid to give it away,
A heart held so close;

You pass by the walls,
Like they never existed,
A friendship held close.

Silence (Title by Mary Stewart)

Covering darkness,
Gently drifting through the night,
Dreamless, resting, sleep.

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Gently flowing stream,
Breeze, softly blowing through leaves,
A place of quiet.

No titles for these ones, so please leave some suggestions if you have them.

Dreams

Okay, so this one that I wrote in my junior year of high school, I think. I don't really recall any particular inspiration for this Haiku, except I think I was daydreaming quite a bit that day. So any way, this is one of my favorites and it is kind of broken up oddly. The first stanza is broken apart by each line, because as I wrote it I realized each line could stand alone, yet is a part of the whole Haiku stanza.

Dreams

Where you wish you were,

Where your dreams
Become your world,

Your Sanctuary;

Where shadows stir not,
Darkness is held within light,
Light shines in the dark;

A sliver of light,
Suspended up high above,
Dreams draw to a close.

Please feel free to leave me comments on what you think of this one. Thanks!

Some Christian themes

These few Haiku I came up with while I was sitting in my college religion class. I was paying attention, mostly... Just with what we were discussing at the time sparked some thoughts on the subject and I decided to try a couple Haiku with the theme of God's grace. None of them have a title by the way so suggestions please?

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I go before thee,
Preparing a place for thee,
Knowing I love thee.

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To the LORD I hold,
Sanctuary found in Him,
Graciously granted.

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In times of trouble,
Call upon My Name in faith,
I will give you peace.

Some titles for these ones would be much appreciated. Thanks!

Local Minnesotan artist from the Twin Cities

Hey, just wanted to put a link to a friend's art site. She's a local artist from Minneapolis, MN and does a lot of sketches and drawing.

Her site is http://www.o-my-soul.net

Another couple Haiku....

These two I came up with randomly one day when I was having random bursts of energy and tiredness. I wrote them as kind of counters to each other while also reflecting how I was feeling that day. Both of these also have titles!

Adrenaline

Thoughts racing quickly,
Your memories colliding,
Quickening heartbeat.

Tranquility

Stillness all around,
Gentle music in your head,
Tranquil thoughts abound.

Personally I much prefer Tranquility.

The first actual post of Haiku!

Okay here's a couple of Haiku I came up with somewhere around Thanksgiving 2009, I think. It was at the first snowfall in Minnesota at my college, and I just wanted to write something about the snow. By the way it was the most snow I'd ever seen at one time in my life since I grew up in the state of Washington. So here they are.

Snowfall

Falling softly down,
Blanketing the world around,
Gently falling snow.

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Cold enveloping,
Snuggled warmly together,
Sharing a fireside.

Also these were the first two I wrote at college, and Snowfall is kind of a commemorative Haiku of my first semester at college, and my first real winter. Feel free to comment on what you think of them or title suggestions for the second one.

Formats of posts

Okay, just thought I'd throw in how posts are generally going to look.

Inside the post I'll probably put a comment or two about the Haiku if there is anything specific I want to say about it, then put the title if it has one. Most of mine don't have one, though suggestions for titles are appreciated. After that I'll put the Haiku verse, or verses if there's more than one. That'll probably be the end of each post unless I make another comment or put more than one Haiku per post.

First post and explanation

Hey all,

This blog is going to be for random Haiku that i like to write throughout my daily life. Just something to get them out for people other than myself to read. If you like them, feel free to comment on them, if you don't like them, go ahead and comment anyway. Feedback is always appreciated for improving my writing.

My Haiku's are not traditional, so they encompass lots of random subjects. Most usually aren't only a single stanza either, more like 2-3.

In your comments, please keep them appropriate and free of obscenity. Thank you for keeping it enjoyable for anyone to read!

First one will probably be up in the next day or so. And like I said feel free to comment on anything I write, and share this blog with whomever you'd like.

Thanks!