Heady rivulets Unlike the swollen river Will crack and…

“Manon Blackbeak stood on a cliff beside the snow-swollen river, eyes closed as the damp wind bit her face. There were few sounds she…

— Sarah J. Maas

“Tanka Black-and-white Holsteins Crowd downfield at feeding time, Mingling their blotches. It is like ice breaking up In a dark, swollen river.”

— Richard Wilbur

“Everyone sees the violence of the swollen river. Few see the violence of the embankments that constrain it.”

— Ancient Chinese Proverb

“How many midget feet can you fit in your shoes? Depends on how big your penis is. Mine is 17 syllables long, like a haiku.”

— Jarod Kintz

“NEW HAIKU One breathy vowel mists the glass warming window panes crystalled with snow Robin Glasser”

— Robin Glasser

“Sweetly be-kissed, I really miss every hug and kiss- A great love is. (Great love)”

— Kipyang

“Secure in his flight Rider on the constant winds Hawk flies through his days Looks then to the east Prompted by fate’s gentle breeze…

— Steve Robison

Poems are language turned into art; sound and sense matter; they can be as long or longer than The Odyssey or as short or…

— Campbell McGrath

Writing a picture book is like writing 'War and Peace' in Haiku.

— Mem Fox

“If this were real life, Ed would have looked at her neck- bite, dead, burp, credits.”

— Ryan Mecum

“Hi! My little hut Is newly-thatched I see... Blue morning-glories”

— Issa

“Self care is putting Your own name on your schedule In magic marker!”

— Sanjo Jendayi

The basis of art is change in the universe.

— Anonymous

“So I don’t think I’ll make Poet Laureate, but I swear I’m not twisted and bitter, If finely-wrought talents don’t weigh in the balance,…

— Rosy Cole

“Cocoon's cry to first fly, Travels thousands of miles— So much in so little life.”

— Ritu Negi