# 01.
around your body
my arms tightly wrapped
snow falls all night
jd
# 02.
in stealth we plan
our night out alone—
sunsets before kids
ts
# 03.
Sweet melody—
I drift into my memories
of the spring romance.
Zh.R.
# 04.
fuller than full the blue
china bowl
grandmother's twinkle
tm
# 05.
the memory
vanishes in evening mist
our last embrace
jd
# 06.
cocoa tree
heart shaped pods,
fruit of love
sbm
# 07.
your scent lingers
in the empty bedroom—
I sip morning tea
jd
# 08.
Valentine's blues—
cornflower eyes accented
by fresh cut roses
ts
#09.
love is mist
settles
on all hills
sbm
# 10.
these red roses
in a glass vase for you
what more can I say
jd
# 11.
timeless gifts
feathered kisses
at my temple
ts
# 12.
His light touch,
and the tinder ignites—
spring break...
Zh.R.
# 13.
a red heart box
and a chocolate smile—
present to Mom
bk
# 14.
His rose...
dreamingly, she lip-nibbles
on a petal.
Zh.R.
# 15.
I was claimed
with just one look—
a hunter's moon
ts
# 16.
With the moonrise,
they part; her delicate perfume
lingers in his car.
Zh. R.
# 17.
her kisses
are a fine vintage
bountiful harvest
ts
# 18.
How soft her skin
against his stroking hand—
summer vacations...
Zh. R.
# 19.
skipping stones—
the whisper of those
three words
Terra Martin (tm)
# 20.
it can't be love
in my neighbor's yard
snow lies deep
Rich Magahiz
# 21.
February first
reading his love confession
by the stove
Rita Odeh
# 22.
sunshower hush—
your kiss, the double
rainbow
tm
# 23.
as we fall into slumber
so soft and sweet
the imaginations of love
karina klesko
# 24.
no lover for me
roses on all the desks
I send myself some
bk
# 25.
your open hand a
butterfly....
in my heart fourth of July
(tm)
# 26.
in the gazebo
after lovemaking
the scent of roses
jd
# 27.
spring garden—
reading his love line
eyes sparkle
ro
# 28.
in a shoe box
his love letters
tied with pink ribbon
bk
# 29.
Valentine day
I vow to be
a butterfly
ro
# 30.
she appears online!
I feel so happy about
this severe blizzard
cm
# 31.
shall I leave or stay
or send him far away—
the cry of a loon
jd
# 32.
awakened by:
I just called to say
I love you
ro
# 33.
the scent of love
laundry day can wait
a few more days
ts
# 34.
long winter evening—
her laughter, like a potion,
heals me, drop by drop
cm
# 35.
then we kiss
last summer's peaches
drenched with syrup
rm
# 36.
through new snow
she brings a memorial wreath
the open grave
jd
# 37.
swan dance
your nose finds
all the right places
ts
# 38.
our eyes meet—
the coffee i am drinking
misses my mouth
tm
# 39.
sleepless, starry night
weighing words and silences:
jealous already?
cm
# 40.
your name
on this marble stone
something did not die
rm
# 41.
55th Anniversary
Mom helps tell Dad's
war stories
ts
# 42.
Wren's morning song—
she secretly sprays his pillow
with her perfume.
Zh.R.
# 43.
ocean to ocean
brought together
in cyberspace
bk
# 44.
His tender look,
I lower my eyes with shiver—
April breeze...
Zh. R.
# 45.
(this is from my unfinished "Tiburtina Tales" project, slightly
adapted):
work permit expired—
love and Roman spring dissolve
in the bus' fumes
cm
# 46.
Snowflakes melt
from your sweet breath,
I, from your touch.
Zh. R.
# 47.
old man,
bearded and thin, we shoot
because we love
rm
# 48.
heat wave—
starry sky surrenders
to dawn
tm
# 49.
pillow talk
fluffy clouds going places in
a bluer sky...
tm
# 50.
full moon
I think I'm in love
with a rock
Ed Baker-san
# 51.
Clear water—
our shadows in the shallow river bed
lie side by side.
Zh. R.
# 52.
pre-Christmas cleanup—
I thought I'd never feel
this sharp pain again...
cm
# 53.
hush, my dear,
it's just the wind
winding round your house
rm
# 54.
on the porch, violets
from Timbuktu....
she always knew
tm
# 55.
he loves me
he loves me not
but I love HIM
bk
# 56.
I send you roses
You make me a hand-made card
Love judged by effort
ag
# 57.
crimson sunset
reading old love letters
by the fire
ts
# 58.
Sharing soup,
side-by-side.
Single bowl and spoon
ag
# 59.
my wedding dress
and photos in the attic
our grandson's first tooth
ts
# 60.
She takes a bite
of each Valentine candy—
sweet on his tongue, her rejects.
Zh. R.
# 61.
gathering dust
in an attic hope chest—
fiery love letters
ts
# 62.
Woodpecker's drumming—
only my shadow on his pillow...
Will he return?
Zh. R.
# 63.
faded finery
no one attended
the spinster's grave
ts
# 64.
Dry river bed...
It does not miss its waters
as much as I miss you.
Zh.R.
# 65.
Valentine eve
counting the stars and
heart palpitations
ro
# 66.
Ice skating at night.
Hands held,
gloves discarded.
ag
# 67.
my head on your chest—
milkpod seeds sail in
the breeze
tm
# 68.
chemical basis—
his letter left her
walking on air
db
# 69.
our initials—
in the bend of
a tree
tm
# 70.
love's topography
my mother's hands rekindle
Dad's lost memories
ts
# 71.
love grows....
what used to be me
is now us
sbm
# 72.
two bodies merge
with the sultry night
forbidden love
vpg
# 73.
February storms
her smile kindles
my hearth
ts
# 74.
almost every seat
taken
the funeral mass
Gillena Cox, TT
# 75.
Evening beach—
we hold our whelk shells
to each other's ears.
Zh. R.
# 76.
home fires burning
sparked looks bring back
memories
ts
# 77.
A red poppy blooms,
he wants and does not want
to pluck it.
Zh. R.
# 78.
we bask
in the afterglow
no duvet at dawn
ts
# 79.
a kiss so gentle
this love—
must be divine
Gillena Cox, TT
# 80.
Winter moon...
Sealed in with a love letter,
spirits of her perfume.
Zh. R.
# 81.
love with little hope—
treasuring this whole winter
and all her smiles
cm
# 82.
Unanswered love—
cold raindrops from your umbrella
slide down my face.
Zh.R.
# 83.
cemetery visit
we sat and read
Dad's love letters
ts
# 84.
Rare sailing for them now,
but lots of jacuzzi baths—
winter's arrived
Zh.R.
# 85.
Valentine day
unless rose petals lie:
he loves me
ro
# 86.
Plum tree in bloom—
the arousing fragrance
of her perfume
Zh.R.
# 87.
in the wilderness
I found out:
love is green
ro
# 88.
She scatters
pink rose petals on their bed—
honeymoon...
Zh.R.
# 89.
the cost of love
her long distance voice
fills my world
ts
# 90.
Valentine morning
time to release
the lovebirds
ro
# 91.
Day-dreaming of you—
the sun and the moon
in a cloudless sky.
Zh.R.
# 92.
her voice
on the telephone
melting icicles
ts
# 93.
Valentine's Day—
straw-sipping together
from the same glass.
Zh. R.
# 94.
candles are blown out
but he's forgotten why
faded maple leaf
ts
# 95.
The magic touch
of your fingertips—
moonlit fountains...
Zh.R.
# 96.
hearing her again—
talking about the spring rain
is never boring
cm
# 97.
Valentine's Day—
a pigeon running close
behind another one...
Zh. R.
# 98.
sharing the same bed—
two diamond anniversary rings
in a velvet case
db
# 99 .
Your glances
and the chemistry between us—
blossoming cherries.
Zh. R.
# 100.
she tried to do
bad, bad things—
now will he believe?
rm
# 101.
Pine candles—
she suggests
a candlelight dinner.
Zh. R.
# 102.
One hand utters softly
to the other one—
don't go away
Ginka Biliarska, BG
# 103.
two on a cushion
of lilacs
the milky way....
tm
# 104.
going out in search
of the word you didn't hear—
blizzard
Ginka Biliarska, BG
# 105.
your soothing words—
sunbeams shimmer on
still water
tm
# 106.
Niagara Falls
thinking about our
afternoon tryst
ts
# 107.
warmth of early spring:
even the cheated lover
is humming a tune
cm
# 108.
from blues to ballad
love lost
and then found
sbm
# 109.
it's in his kiss
tear-stained letters
read in moonlight
ts
# 110.
a misty moonless night
if i only had a match . . . .
I could find love
Karina
# 111.
Jasmine gazebo—
she lets me see
her thigh tattoo.
Zh.R.
# 112.
morning after
my flesh still burns
from your touch
ts
# 113.
Valentine dawn—
awakened by the chirps
of two lovebirds
ro
# 114.
As we tango,
my heartbeat - a woodpecker's
drumming
Zh. R.
# 115.
the beat of my heart
is measured by clock hands
the rooster crows my joy
ts
# 116.
You discover me:
I become softer, weaker...
a twining sweet pea...
Zh. R.
# 117.
fumbling with
the hook catch - don't even
know my name...
rm
# 118.
Trampled grass—
guarded by a caterpillar,
her lost pearl earring...
Zh. R.
# 119.
very early spring—
my haiku become tanka
when thinking of her...
cm
# 120.
Teach me,
passion flower,
all you know.
Zh. R.
# 121.
stop me embracing you—
wrong place, wrong time
wrong me
Ginka Biliarska, BG
# 122.
Newlyweds' garden—
this time, he leaves his love note
in the jasmines.
Zh. R.
# 123.
intent on the birds
no cuckoos singing today—
I won't be alone
cm
# 124.
thoughts of spring
her breath warms
my hands
ts
# 125.
dreaming of you...
even a cuckoo's cry
is a hymn
ro
# 126.
love for mankind
an obligation
to survival
sbm
# 127.
Willow limbs
caressing the brook's surface—
my skin aches for your touch.
Zh.R.
# 128.
each day
you are the scent—
happy valentine
ro
# 129.
Drought-stricken willow—
your tender kisses
moisten my lips.
Zh.R.
# 130.
darkness
of unrequited love—
the howl of a wolf
tm
The OutlawPoets continue
their "love" haiku thread below. This time the
thread has been reversed to facilitate easier posting.
Poems # 187 - # 131.
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# 187.
nights spent on the road...
to be home
with her dear wife
rm
# 186.
His letter—
I breath in the garden air
and notice the plum blossoms.
Zh.R.
# 185.
seeing what I
can't touch—
the torture of the rack
rm
# 184.
when the last rose fades
the imprint of your kisses—
memory’s keepsakes
John Daleiden
# 183.
late February
the Valentine
never sent
rm
# 182.
Secret love—
he envies even the spring dress
that hugs her young body.
Zh.R.
# 181.
life journey—
a cycle within
the circles we wear
ts
# 180.
Mere a thought of you
sends a shiver down my spine—
spring night...
Zh. R.
# 179.
visitation
memories of her touch
remain
ts
# 178.
Budding trees—
their Internet romance
gets warmer.
Zh. R.
# 177.
unopened letters
sit in a bottom drawer
dreams unfulfilled
ts
# 176.
twenty years now
his threadbare suit
in her closet
rm
# 175.
Leaf-fall—
you leave me, and my life
is a blank page.
Zh. R.
# 174.
the call
of the nightingale
moonlight madness
ts
# 173.
Jontue? Jovan?
Which perfume to choose?
Class reunion, old flame...
Zh.R.
# 172.
Valentine day
an old couple enjoys
the seesaw
ro
# 171.
a deep red color
of roses fills my mind—
the scent of your kiss
John Daleiden
# 170.
Big blizzard—
we romance each other
by the firelight.
Zh. R.
# 169.
hidden rock cave
outside the snow falls
sweet corruption of your mouth
michael kleiza, CA
# 168.
an old poet
offers me a plastic rose—
Valentine day
ro #
167.
Valentine day
a beggar surprises his wife
with red slippers
ro
# 166.
midnight moon
from its secret bower
a night bird calls
gerry b
# 165.
rummaging
an envelope full of poems
I never sent
gerry b
# 164.
troubled waters
the pond smooth as glass
until we met
gerry b
# 163.
how eagerly
they become one
two shadows
gerry b
# 162.
the fire brigade and paramedics
sirens are going off—
my heart is burning
db
#161
Waking
to your kiss on my cheek—
breakfast in bed...
Zh. R.
#160
chess king
one more step towards
her heart
ro
# 158.
Dreaming of a red-haired girl,
Charlie Brown waits
by an empty mailbox
ag
#157.
crossing the street—
in her brown hand
a small white one
rm
# 156.
He kisses her cheek
under the mistletoe—
she seeks his lips.
Zh.R.
#155.
she looks down
a drop on one cheek
the sky so clear
rm
# 154.
Spring colors,
taking over the gloom—
her restless heart...
Zh.R.
# 153.
a satin pillow
does not leave its partner's side—
the hazy moon
Jeffrey Woodward, US
#152.
Honeymoon—
the tap and the clock
in unison...
Zh. R.
# 151.
tawny forms
ghost over the hills
breakfast in bed
ts
# 150.
Office coffee break—
lovers, careful to avoid
each other's gaze.
Zh. R.
# 149.
without a word—
tiny blue flowers say
forget-me-not
tm
# 148.
his lips sweet
with the taste of fruit
the garden of discovery
Karina Klesko, US
# 147.
the Garden is here
but nonetheless I walk on—
one day in spring
Jeffrey Woodward, US
# 146.
scent of roses
wind god of love
rustling the petals
sbm
# 145.
rumpled sheets
long after she leaves
her perfume lingers
bk
# 144.
eclipse of the moon—
my yin veils
your yang
tm
# 143.
Violets pinned
to her low-decollete dress—
he says they're gorgeous.
Zh. R.
# 142.
evening rendezvous
a quilt of stars warms me
beyong measure
ts
# 141.
you laugh
and I'm lost: helpless little
monkey thoughts
rm
# 140.
Chocolate hearts
in her pink-polished fingers...
the rose loses a petal.
Zh. R.
# 139.
red roses for you
my pretty valentine
new snow tonight
jd
# 138.
the sound of the four winds
and prayers of love, intertwined
which is which?
bk
# 137.
a transparent map
of my life , somewhere
in the stars
kk
# 136.
champagne
chocolate dipped strawberries
her lips slowly part
bk
# 135.
Fast fingers
unfasten the golden pendant—
her rose-scented nape...
Zh.R.
# 134.
feast day wine,
sweet on my palate
our first kiss
ts
# 133.
My lips and tongue
stained with blueberries—
still, your passionate kiss.
Zh.R.
# 132.
serenade—
"I just called to say
I love you"
bk
# 131.
ice slowly melting—
miles away, the two of them
pray to St. Raphael*
*St. Raphael—in the Catholic tradition, the patron saint of
those "single and looking"
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