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Home » Poetry » Little Poems » Haiku

Category: Haiku

little three line poems inspired by nature, traditionally in a 5-7-5 syllabic structure

Mangroves

by Melinda J. Irvine11 September 201914 September 2019Leave a comment

seated the sunshine flecked, with salt

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry Haiku, Mangrove, Poetry

Last Night’s Rain

by Melinda J. Irvine4 July 201914 September 2019Leave a comment

tiny bubblets lodge in a spider's trap last night's rain © 2019 Melinda J. Irvine An evening downpour in the Philippine tropics is followed by intense morning sun, giving life to every rivulet and bubble before they transform back to cloud.

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry Haiku, Poetry, Rain
beach art of mangrove fish made from leaves

Rearranging the shadows

by Melinda J. Irvine5 June 201914 September 2019Leave a comment

inside shadows a young fish passes beyond the mangroves

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry Fish, Haiku, Poetry
palm frond floating in the shallows

On the low tide

by Melinda J. Irvine30 May 201914 September 2019Leave a comment

young palm frond turned, green to burned gold on the low tide © 2019 Melinda J. Irvine

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry Haiku, Palm Trees, Poetry
easter moon over dubai

Easter Moon

by Melinda J. Irvine21 March 2019Leave a comment

flying late my Easter moon alighting Dubai

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu Haiku, Poetry, Senryu
water colour from uncle richard

Putting out fires

by Melinda J. Irvine7 March 20192 Comments

wet skies falling over burnt bits of land My Uncle Richard emailed me his latest watercolour a few days ago -- inspired by the "water, wet skies and bits of land" (he told me) of the NSW New England. Yet all…

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Art, Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry Fire, Haiku, Poetry, Watercolour
dead leaf

Leaves by the Riverbank

by Melinda J. Irvine26 February 201926 February 2019Leave a comment

barbed blade and broken midrib, cobweb netted vein cover river sand in your story

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry Haiku, Leaves, Poetry

Above the kitchen

by Melinda J. Irvine21 February 20192 Comments

wind strikes hollow bamboo sticks against long since seashells

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry Haiku, Poetry, Windchime
rock pool with wind ripples

Cloudy

by Melinda J. Irvine14 November 2018Leave a comment

rock pool shook by the north shrilled wind cloudy

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry Haiku, Poetry, Wind
one white daisy

Along the Rural Road

by Melinda J. Irvine13 November 20182 Comments

neat rows of pointed pines along the rural road one wild daisy

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry Flowers, Haiku, Poetry
bottles in the window

The Window Sill

by Melinda J. Irvine9 November 201831 May 20192 Comments

on the window sill bottles sitting in echoes memories -- not dust

Haiku, Poetry, Senryu Bottles, Haiku, Poetry, Senryu

Astern

by Melinda J. Irvine8 November 20187 November 2018Leave a comment

more than 10,000 low and muddy tides she stands astern. still

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry Haiku, Low Tide, Poetry
deceased she-oak

Drooping She-oak

by Melinda J. Irvine7 November 20185 November 2018Leave a comment

drooping limbs flailing she-died -- not quickly

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry Haiku, Poetry, She-oak, Trees
beach seaweed and stuff3

Scattered Seaweed

by Melinda J. Irvine6 November 20186 November 20182 Comments

shreds of seaweed break -- the beach © 2018 Melinda J. Irvine The last shreds of seaweed break up kilometres and kilometres of empty low tide beach. Broken from the bottom they were dumped on the sand, soon they will…

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Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry Haiku, Poetry, Seaweed
white water bird

White Water Bird

by Melinda J. Irvine4 November 20183 November 2018Leave a comment

river currents creasing her — white winged reflections © 2018 Melinda J. Irvine

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry Birds, Haiku, Poetry, Rivers
black lizard's tail

Sunbathing

by Melinda J. Irvine31 October 2018Leave a comment

basking her bottom head hiding - rear to the sun shining. black lizard © 2018 Melinda J. Irvine

Haiku, Little Poems, Nature, Poetry Haiku, Lizards, Poetry, Sunbathing
gum blossoms

Gum Blossoms

by Melinda J. Irvine28 October 2018Leave a comment

tangled river walkway gum blossom cepheids

Haiku, Little Poems, Nature, Poetry Eucalypts, Haiku, Poetry
yellow leaves on tree

Broken Leaves

by Melinda J. Irvine27 October 2018Leave a comment

sunset falls to earth broken leaves reply © 2018 Melinda J. Irvine

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry Haiku, Poetry, Sunset
above the ocean textures

Above the Ocean

by Melinda J. Irvine24 October 201824 October 20182 Comments

cape. fronded textures

Haiku, Nature, Poetry Haiku, Palm Trees, Poetry
lichen stains2

Along the Kennedy Track

by Melinda J. Irvine20 October 201820 October 2018Leave a comment

mangrove roots swathe rock to sea old coast walkway © 2018 Melinda J. Irvine

Haiku, Poetry Haiku, Mangrove, Poetry
waratah in blackheath

Springtime in the Blue Mountains

by Melinda J. Irvine11 October 20182 Comments

Spring's contenders rhododendrons waratahs

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry Poetry, Rhododendrons, Spring
shadows on the fence

Shadows On the Fence

by Melinda J. Irvine10 October 2018Leave a comment

spring fell between the cracks shadows on the fence © 2018 Melinda J. Irvine

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry Haiku, Poetry, Shadows, Spring
haiku for the sun

Haiku for the Sun

by Melinda J. Irvine19 August 2018Leave a comment

six sodden rain weeks greyed skies -- gloomier parents then you remembered

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu Haiku, Poetry, sunlight
little white flower with a brown leaf

Palm Roots and Blooms

by Melinda J. Irvine1 July 20182 Comments

old concrete mossed green tiny white flowers

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry Flowers, Haiku, Poetry
reflections

Appearance and Reality

by Melinda J. Irvine14 May 201813 May 2018Leave a comment

seeing senses skewed © 2018 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Skewed I'm part of Post A Day 2018 Location: Guimaras Island, Iloilo (Philipppines) PS: I found Bertrand Russell's 'The Problems of Philosophy' for 85 pesos buried in a bookstore yesterday,…

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Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu Haiku, Poetry, Reflection, Senryu
fallen from the forest

Of the Forest

by Melinda J. Irvine13 May 201813 May 2018Leave a comment

one piece of the forest fallen, at my feet © 2018 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Forest I'm part of Post A Day 2018 Location: Guimaras, Iloilo (Philipppines)

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu Haiku, Poetry, Senryu
pandanus leaves

Old World Tropics

by Melinda J. Irvine7 May 20187 May 2018Leave a comment

bare feet uncover a new island old world pandanus © 2018 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Observe I'm part of Post A Day 2018 Location:Guimaras Island, Iloilo (Philipppines)

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu Haiku, Pandanus, Poetry, Senryu
under a new window

Under a New Window

by Melinda J. Irvine24 April 20182 Comments

there's a place I sit where only tree tips are seen and the new window © 2018 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Vague I'm part of Post A Day 2018 Location: La Paz, Iloilo City (Philipppines) My friend Jane Dudley…

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Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry Haiku, Poetry
bamboo nursery

Reforestation

by Melinda J. Irvine22 February 201823 February 2018Leave a comment

from the top of the island where the trees were once bamboo nursery © 2018 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Encrusted I'm part of Post A Day 2018 Location: ‎⁨Calagnaan Island⁩, Carles (Philipppines) Note: A little poem about a new bamboo forest…

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Environment, Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry Haiku, Poetry, Reforestation
rainbow of tshirts

Three Sodden Weeks

by Melinda J. Irvine21 January 2018Leave a comment

(passing) green stretched rice fields the tiny hut twinned rainbow of T-shirts © 2018 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Horizon I'm part of Post A Day 2018 Location: San Dionisio, Iloilo (Philipppines) Riding the bus through the first full day of…

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Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry Haiku, Laundry, Poetry
undulate by Melinda J. Irvine

She rises, she falls

by Melinda J. Irvine11 January 201811 January 2018Leave a comment

long lines of palm frond wind filled, each crease each pore delineates the gust © 2018 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Undulate I'm part of Post A Day 2018 Location: Guimaras Island, Iloilo (Philipppines)

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry Haiku, Poetry, Wind
sunset over a rice paddy

Afternoon Elegance

by Melinda J. Irvine14 December 2017Leave a comment

Phoebus Stretched his hands Unto each tiny stem and floret © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Prompt: Elegance Weekly Photo Challenge: Ascend I'm part of Post A Day 2017 Location: Batad, Iloilo (Philipppines)

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu Haiku, Poetry, Senryu
red flower

Flowers of the Tropics

by Melinda J. Irvine29 November 2017Leave a comment

red petals thick and scrunch no rain past their doorway #poetry #haiku #poem

Haiku, Little Poems, Nature, Poetry Flowers, Haiku, Poetry
spider waits

Spider

by Melinda J. Irvine26 November 201726 November 2017Leave a comment

beneath a noisy party carefree games  and un-shoed feet a spider waits #poetry #haiku #poem

Haiku, Little Poems, Nature, Poetry Haiku, Poetry, Spider
lights shining in a puddle

It’s Raining

by Melinda J. Irvine28 October 20171 Comment

red and purple pieces of city lights and lumes inside a street puddle © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Prompt: Surreal I'm part of Post A Day 2017 Location: Iloilo City (Philippines)

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry DailyPrompt, Haiku, Poetry, Rain
bird foot prints in the sand

Someone Before Me

by Melinda J. Irvine17 October 20176 Comments

on a lonely shore someone had stood before me webbed footprints in sand © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Prompt: Exceptional I'm part of Post A Day 2017 Location: Nambucca Heads (Australia)

Haiku, Little Poems, Nature, Poetry, Senryu DailyPrompt, Haiku, Poetry
seaweed on the sand

Beach Pedestrian

by Melinda J. Irvine12 October 201712 October 2017Leave a comment

washed beyond her kin brown, no longer wet seaweed beach pedestrian © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Weekly Photo Challenge: Pedestrian I'm part of Post A Day 2017 Location: Nambucca Heads (Australia)

Haiku, Little Poems, Nature, Poetry, Senryu Haiku, PhotoChallenge, Poetry
pink Rhododendrons Blackheath, NSW

Spring Rhododendrons

by Melinda J. Irvine30 September 201730 September 20172 Comments

bright pinks, red-purples pamper the twisting ivy spring rhododendrons © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Weekly Photo Challenge: Windows Daily Prompt: Pamper I'm part of Post A Day 2017 Location: Blachheath (Australia)

Haiku, Little Poems, Nature, Poetry DailyPrompt, Haiku, PhotoChallenge, Poetry, Rhododendrons
little mountain stream in black and white

The Colour of Water

by Melinda J. Irvine28 September 201729 September 2017Leave a comment

children’s voices loop just over the wet bracken rushing mountain stream © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine This is my response to the Blogging University course Writing: Intro to Poetry (Day 1 Water) I'm part of Post A Day 2017 Location:…

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Haiku, Little Poems, Nature, Poetry Haiku, introtopoetry, Poetry101, Water
wet rock

Fallen Leaf

by Melinda J. Irvine25 September 201725 September 2017Leave a comment

shunning the sun's sting fallen leaf turns gently brown hidden mountain stream © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Prompt: Sting and Leaf I'm part of Post A Day 2017

Haiku, Little Poems, Nature, Poetry Haiku, Leaves, Poetry
wet leaves and closed flower buds

Wet

by Melinda J. Irvine20 August 201720 August 20172 Comments

open to the wind her loud (faster) rushed and wild catch a single drop © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Prompt: Solitary and Unfurl I'm part of Post A Day 2017

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry DailyPrompt, Haiku, Poetry, Wind

The Last of the Wattle

by Melinda J. Irvine6 July 20176 July 20171 Comment

below eucalypts butcherbird plucks out a hymn bush cemetery the wattle lingered late that August year you left winter’s long goodnight © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Pluck I'm part of Post A Day 2017

Bush Poetry, Family, Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry Bush Poetry, Funerals, Haiku, Poetry
small white flowers

Aloft

by Melinda J. Irvine5 July 20175 July 2017Leave a comment

little white sail inside a green sea aloft © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Sail I'm part of Post A Day 2017

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu DailyPrompt, Haiku, Poetry, Postaday, Senryu
little red flowers

Afternoon Walk

by Melinda J. Irvine29 June 201726 June 20174 Comments

sprinkled along the trail red flowers © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Blanket I'm part of Post A Day 2017 SaveSave SaveSave

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry DailyPrompt, Haiku, Poetry

Papaya

by Melinda J. Irvine27 June 201727 June 2017Leave a comment

papaya sweet-scented flower the whole night © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Perfume I'm part of Post A Day 2017

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry DailyPrompt, Haiku, Poetry, Postaday
small pink flowers

Celadon

by Melinda J. Irvine13 June 2017Leave a comment

grey, green celadon forest of tiny leaf fronds taper pink entrails © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Taper I'm part of Post A Day 2017

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry DailyPrompt, Haiku, Poetry
distorted image of a red moon shining over the sea

The Red Sea

by Melinda J. Irvine12 June 201712 June 2017Leave a comment

blood moon the tides divided island to island © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Control I'm part of Post A Day 2017

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry DailyPrompt, Haiku, Moon, Poetry
hot pink rose

Reaching

by Melinda J. Irvine10 June 201711 June 20173 Comments

mud garden footprint old bottles stem a bright rose gentleness reaching © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Tender I'm part of Post A Day 2017

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry DailyPrompt, Haiku, Poetry, Senryu
twin rainbows over the sea

Under the Moon

by Melinda J. Irvine5 June 20178 June 20172 Comments

rainbow reaching (a tiny distant moon) both sides rainbow reaches World Environment Day both sides © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Distant I'm part of Post A Day 2017 World Environment Day #WithNature

Haiku, Little Poems, Nature, Poetry, Senryu Environment, Haiku, Poetry, Senryu, WithNature
hibiscus stamen

Brassy

by Melinda J. Irvine5 June 20178 June 20171 Comment

upright all the day sun-burned pink and pale, orange hibiscus flower © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Brassy I'm part of Post A Day 2017

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry DailyPrompt, Haiku, Poetry, Postaday
thick clouds of the islands of gigantes, Estancia Philippines.

Storm

by Melinda J. Irvine25 May 201728 May 20178 Comments

storm's precipice monsoon strikes the mountain evanescent © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine This poem was published in 50 Haikus (Volume 1, Issue 11) a literary journal featuring only Haiku poetry in open form. Daily Post: Precipice Weekly Photo Challenge:Evanescent I'm part…

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Haiku, Photo Essay, Poetry DailyPrompt, Low Tide, PhotoChallenge, Postaday, Storms

Banana Blossom

by Melinda J. Irvine24 May 201724 May 20172 Comments

ripened bract unfolds her music, line and textures dance inflorescence © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Prompt: Impression

Haiku, Nature, Poetry, Senryu DailyPrompt, Haiku, Poetry, Postaday, Senryu

Collaboration

by Melinda J. Irvine23 May 201713 June 20173 Comments

layers of rain, greened spent leaves over damp soil (earth's) collaboration © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Collaboration I'm part of Post A Day 2017

Haiku, Nature, Poetry DailyPrompt, Haiku, Poetry, Postaday
Night Sounds, a poem by Melinda J. Irvine

After Dark

by Melinda J. Irvine16 May 201716 May 2017Leave a comment

night sounds dogs, Dogs, DOGS fiesta’s steady THUMP Thump thump © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry Haiku, Night, Poetry, Postaday

Beside the Fancy Shopping Mall

by Melinda J. Irvine13 May 20172 Comments

twisting bamboo maze rickety walkway stumbles sodden, someone's house © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Prompt: Maze

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry DailyPrompt, Haiku, Poetry, Postaday

Exposed

by Melinda J. Irvine8 May 201714 September 20192 Comments

children rock mid-summer playtime © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Exposed

Haiku, Little Poems, Photo Essay, Poetry DailyPrompt, Haiku, NoFilter, Postaday, Sunset

The Old Apprentice

by Melinda J. Irvine3 May 20173 May 2017Leave a comment

an old apprentice gathered now experience waning the noon tide © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Apprentice

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry Boats, DailyPrompt, Haiku, Poetry

Fire! Fire!

by Melinda J. Irvine3 May 20171 Comment

silver cooling dawn distant shapes men, haul anchor at once, all away tropical island though winter does not pass here poverty is cold closing light showers covered in February rains disappear fire siren wailing bells thick fear rise rise look…

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Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry Fire, Haiku, Poetry

April Tides

by Melinda J. Irvine30 April 20173 May 20175 Comments

February blew long low tide on the concrete constructed April © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine

Finding Jerry, Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry Haiku, Low Tide, Poetry

However bird songs are heard

by Melinda J. Irvine14 April 2017Leave a comment

like bold ink scratchings haiku ancestors, unknown bird songs are yet heard Audax scratchings quasi atramento Haiku et maiorum suorum ignotum carmina sunt avem tamen audisti Scratchings as bold ink Haiku Poetry and those of their own ancestors are pardoned…

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Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu bird song, Haiku, Poetry, Sand, Senryu

Morning Shadows

by Melinda J. Irvine11 April 2017Leave a comment

morning found herself beyond iron grating, fenced among the shadows © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry Haiku, Morning, Poetry

Morning Begins

by Melinda J. Irvine10 April 20171 Comment

blue morning begins looking for tiny bird sounds windless palm fronds sway © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry Haiku, Morning, Poetry

February Winds

by Melinda J. Irvine13 February 201715 February 20176 Comments

mountains cannot hear singing children scattered south February winds © 2017 Melinda Irvine

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry Haiku, Poetry, Wind

Heard

by Melinda J. Irvine9 February 201715 February 20171 Comment

through the sounds of dogs banana leaves sway roof tips men haul up fish nets © 2017 Melinda Irvine Daily Prompt: Heard

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry DailyPrompt, Haiku, Poetry, Postaday

A Recognised Craft

by Melinda J. Irvine6 February 201715 February 20174 Comments

long since a palm tree weaved tight, neatly stitched by hands above now below © 2017 Melinda Irvine Daily Prompt: Craft and Recognize

Art, Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu DailyPrompt, Haiku, Poetry, Postaday, Senryu

Overwhelmed

by Melinda J. Irvine5 February 201715 February 20177 Comments

tiny bamboo barque thick winds squall her man and net islands vanish aft © 2017 Melinda Irvine Daily Prompt: Overwhelming

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry DailyPrompt, Haiku, Poetry, Postaday

In the Garden

by Melinda J. Irvine28 January 201714 September 20191 Comment

Gently leaf sway soft to the morning in your Grace © 2017 Melinda Irvine Weekly Photo Challenge: Graceful

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry Haiku, PhotoChallenge, Poetry

Ocean Mosaic

by Melinda J. Irvine16 January 201715 February 2017Leave a comment

Ocean's bright lighting each swell and surge captured, art. Blue and exquisite. © 2017 Melinda Irvine Daily Prompt: Exquisite

Art, Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry DailyPrompt, Haiku, mosaic, Poetry, Postaday

Windy Headland

by Melinda J. Irvine12 January 201715 February 2017Leave a comment

Swaying small tree cling in the place where sea meets sky: everything shown. © 2017 Melinda Irvine Daily Prompt: Cling

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry DailyPrompt, Haiku, Poetry, Postaday

Looking to the North

by Melinda J. Irvine1 January 201715 February 20172 Comments

below the dune-lands is the last day of the year looking to the north © 2016 Melinda Irvine Daily Prompt: Hopeful

Haiku, Little Poems, Nature, Poetry Beaches, DailyPrompt, Haiku, Poetry, Postaday

Alone at the Edge

by Melinda J. Irvine31 December 201615 February 2017Leave a comment

an old creek tidal separated from her kin, she hears their songs still © 2016 Melinda Irvine Daily Prompt: Mope

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry DailyPrompt, Depression, Haiku, Poetry, Postaday

Renewal

by Melinda J. Irvine30 December 201615 February 2017Leave a comment

as a tree grows old nature finds her own sublime ornamentation © 2016 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Prompt: Renewal

Haiku, Little Poems, Nature, Poetry DailyPrompt, Haiku, Poetry, Postaday, Rainforest

The Last of the Day

by Melinda J. Irvine29 December 201615 February 20173 Comments

her sun's loud presence harried by the horizon. the last of the day © 2016 Melinda Irvine Daily Post: Pillage

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry DailyPrompt, Haiku, Nambucca Heads, Poetry, Postaday

Things That Relax

by Melinda J. Irvine7 December 201615 February 20172 Comments

Bare feet wanderings. Wet earth. Leafy ground garden. Last rain's gentle drops. © Melinda Irvine Weekly Photo Challenge: Relax

Haiku, Little Poems, Nature, Poetry Haiku, PhotoChallenge, Poetry

Shade and Shadows

by Melinda J. Irvine19 November 201615 February 20172 Comments

Angophoras shed splintered bark in neighbourless shade and leafed shadows © 2016 Melinda Irvine A haiku poem written by Melinda Irvine.

Haiku, Little Poems, Nature, Poetry Agophora, bark, Haiku, Poetry
a ripening corn field

Over the Corn

by Melinda J. Irvine30 August 201628 June 2018Leave a comment

freshened sun shimmers the not-quite harvest season gold and greens alight © 2016 Melinda Irvine

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry corn, Haiku, Poetry

Paperbark Wetlands

by Melinda J. Irvine19 July 201615 February 2017Leave a comment

barefoot forest steps find sun-stained river grasses windless and silent © 2016 Melinda Irvine Paperbark Wetlands is featured in my book of multimedia poetry Paperbark Wetlands: 10 Little Multimedia Poems Lyricing the Australian Landscape. Get it free now on iBooks…

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Haiku, Little Poems, Nature, Poetry Haiku, Home, Paperbarks, Poetry

Home For Winter

by Melinda J. Irvine30 June 201615 February 2017Leave a comment

the sun is warming my tropical island feet back home for winter © 2016 Melinda Irvine  

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu Haiku, Poetry, Senryu, winter sun

Where I Once Stood

by Melinda J. Irvine23 June 201615 February 2017Leave a comment

where i once stood still a memory (bright shells) held in my little hand © 2016 Mel Irvine

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry, Senryu Beaches, Childhood, Haiku, Poetry, Senryu

Morning and Mist

by Melinda J. Irvine21 October 201515 February 2017Leave a comment

early driving sun behind wet mist and dew filled cobwebs. rough bush stop. © 2015 Melinda Irvine

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry Australian Bush, driving, Haiku, Poetry
old guyra cemetery

Who lies beneath you?

by Melinda J. Irvine14 March 201515 February 2017Leave a comment

bush cemetery who lies beneath your lichen trees and unmarked cross? © 2015 Melinda Irvine

Haiku, Little Poems, Places, Poetry bush cemetary, Haiku, lichen

Ancient Volcano

by Melinda J. Irvine28 February 201515 February 2017Leave a comment

Aboriginal Undara (a long way). Rain forest beneath us. © 2015 Melinda Irvine

Haiku, Little Poems, Nature, Poetry Haiku, lava tubes, lichen, Poetry, The Wild

Girringun Grasslands

by Melinda J. Irvine27 February 201515 February 2017Leave a comment

rain greened grassland slopes shield once esteemed trees’ tiny purple companions © 2015 Melinda Irvine

Haiku, Little Poems, Poetry Haiku, National Parks, Rainforest People

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About Mel.

Melinda J. Irvine is an Australian writer, poet, and blogger living between the Philippines and Australia. Mel is adopted mum to Jerry, a Filipino boy she met while volunteering after Typhoon Yolanda. All the money she earns as a professional writer is used to support Jerry’s recovery — plus help the other kids from his village go to school.

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