British Haiku
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British Haiku posts a positive and (hopefully) entertaining haiku poem each weekday morning on a theme which changes week by week but which tends always to relate to everyday life (shopping, television, romance, sport, hobbies…). See www.britishhaiku.com
Frogs? Snails? Puppy dogs’
Tails? That’s prejudice against
Young males! You’re cancelled.
Tails? That’s prejudice against
Young males! You’re cancelled.
November 26, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Frogs? Snails? Puppy dogs’
Tails? That’s prejudice against
Young males! You’re cancelled.
Tails? That’s prejudice against
Young males! You’re cancelled.
Sugar and spice and
All things nice? Clearly, you’ve not
Met Annabelle Price….
All things nice? Clearly, you’ve not
Met Annabelle Price….
November 25, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Sugar and spice and
All things nice? Clearly, you’ve not
Met Annabelle Price….
All things nice? Clearly, you’ve not
Met Annabelle Price….
Shrek curtains, posters
Of boy bands, football duvets
In Kidsbedroomland.
Of boy bands, football duvets
In Kidsbedroomland.
November 24, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Shrek curtains, posters
Of boy bands, football duvets
In Kidsbedroomland.
Of boy bands, football duvets
In Kidsbedroomland.
Next week on British Haiku:
Boys And Girls
Haiku on that theme will be posted each weekday, here and on www.britishhaiku.com
Last week’s haiku have been stored under ‘Rain’ on the ‘Previous Haiku’ page on www.britishhaiku.com, with all haiku posted on previous themes.
Best wishes to all.
Boys And Girls
Haiku on that theme will be posted each weekday, here and on www.britishhaiku.com
Last week’s haiku have been stored under ‘Rain’ on the ‘Previous Haiku’ page on www.britishhaiku.com, with all haiku posted on previous themes.
Best wishes to all.
November 23, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Next week on British Haiku:
Boys And Girls
Haiku on that theme will be posted each weekday, here and on www.britishhaiku.com
Last week’s haiku have been stored under ‘Rain’ on the ‘Previous Haiku’ page on www.britishhaiku.com, with all haiku posted on previous themes.
Best wishes to all.
Boys And Girls
Haiku on that theme will be posted each weekday, here and on www.britishhaiku.com
Last week’s haiku have been stored under ‘Rain’ on the ‘Previous Haiku’ page on www.britishhaiku.com, with all haiku posted on previous themes.
Best wishes to all.
Hardy bunches with
Packed lunches like to hike, so
Brave the rain again.
Packed lunches like to hike, so
Brave the rain again.
November 21, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Hardy bunches with
Packed lunches like to hike, so
Brave the rain again.
Packed lunches like to hike, so
Brave the rain again.
Rain wet waterproofs,
Wet umbrellas and wet boots,
Drying in hallways.
Wet umbrellas and wet boots,
Drying in hallways.
November 20, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Rain wet waterproofs,
Wet umbrellas and wet boots,
Drying in hallways.
Wet umbrellas and wet boots,
Drying in hallways.
Football training and
It’s raining. They don’t care - they’re
Young and love fresh air.
It’s raining. They don’t care - they’re
Young and love fresh air.
November 19, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Football training and
It’s raining. They don’t care - they’re
Young and love fresh air.
It’s raining. They don’t care - they’re
Young and love fresh air.
Storm force winds bashing,
Rain lashing, waves crashing, sea
Hands coast a thrashing.
Rain lashing, waves crashing, sea
Hands coast a thrashing.
November 18, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Storm force winds bashing,
Rain lashing, waves crashing, sea
Hands coast a thrashing.
Rain lashing, waves crashing, sea
Hands coast a thrashing.
Roof rain runs rampant
To the gutter, gratings swim
And drainpipes splutter.
To the gutter, gratings swim
And drainpipes splutter.
November 17, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Roof rain runs rampant
To the gutter, gratings swim
And drainpipes splutter.
To the gutter, gratings swim
And drainpipes splutter.
Next week on British Haiku:
Some Bad Weather
Haiku on that theme will be posted each weekday, here and on www.britishhaiku.com
Last week’s haiku on Takeaway Food have been stored on the ‘Previous Haiku’ page on www.britishhaiku.com, with all haiku posted on previous themes.
Best wishes to all.
Some Bad Weather
Haiku on that theme will be posted each weekday, here and on www.britishhaiku.com
Last week’s haiku on Takeaway Food have been stored on the ‘Previous Haiku’ page on www.britishhaiku.com, with all haiku posted on previous themes.
Best wishes to all.
November 16, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Next week on British Haiku:
Some Bad Weather
Haiku on that theme will be posted each weekday, here and on www.britishhaiku.com
Last week’s haiku on Takeaway Food have been stored on the ‘Previous Haiku’ page on www.britishhaiku.com, with all haiku posted on previous themes.
Best wishes to all.
Some Bad Weather
Haiku on that theme will be posted each weekday, here and on www.britishhaiku.com
Last week’s haiku on Takeaway Food have been stored on the ‘Previous Haiku’ page on www.britishhaiku.com, with all haiku posted on previous themes.
Best wishes to all.
Five beers in, they need
Ballast, so order big at
The Dragon Palace.
Ballast, so order big at
The Dragon Palace.
November 14, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Five beers in, they need
Ballast, so order big at
The Dragon Palace.
Ballast, so order big at
The Dragon Palace.
Hungry lips finish
Fish and chips, and find onion
Rings are just the thing.
Fish and chips, and find onion
Rings are just the thing.
November 13, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Hungry lips finish
Fish and chips, and find onion
Rings are just the thing.
Fish and chips, and find onion
Rings are just the thing.
They bless McDonalds
Who, in times of need, found a
Branch nearby and wee’d.
Who, in times of need, found a
Branch nearby and wee’d.
November 12, 2025 at 7:36 AM
They bless McDonalds
Who, in times of need, found a
Branch nearby and wee’d.
Who, in times of need, found a
Branch nearby and wee’d.
Chicken in spices
Cooked to glory, down at the
Punjab Tandoori.
Cooked to glory, down at the
Punjab Tandoori.
November 11, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Chicken in spices
Cooked to glory, down at the
Punjab Tandoori.
Cooked to glory, down at the
Punjab Tandoori.
Dominoes Pizzas,
Oblong with dots, are tasty
But fall over lots.
Oblong with dots, are tasty
But fall over lots.
November 10, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Dominoes Pizzas,
Oblong with dots, are tasty
But fall over lots.
Oblong with dots, are tasty
But fall over lots.
Next week on British Haiku:
Takeaway Food
Haiku on that theme will be posted each weekday, here and on www.britishhaiku.com
Last week’s haiku on Colours have been stored on the ‘Previous Haiku’ page on www.britishhaiku.com, with all haiku posted on previous themes.
Best wishes to all.
Takeaway Food
Haiku on that theme will be posted each weekday, here and on www.britishhaiku.com
Last week’s haiku on Colours have been stored on the ‘Previous Haiku’ page on www.britishhaiku.com, with all haiku posted on previous themes.
Best wishes to all.
November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Next week on British Haiku:
Takeaway Food
Haiku on that theme will be posted each weekday, here and on www.britishhaiku.com
Last week’s haiku on Colours have been stored on the ‘Previous Haiku’ page on www.britishhaiku.com, with all haiku posted on previous themes.
Best wishes to all.
Takeaway Food
Haiku on that theme will be posted each weekday, here and on www.britishhaiku.com
Last week’s haiku on Colours have been stored on the ‘Previous Haiku’ page on www.britishhaiku.com, with all haiku posted on previous themes.
Best wishes to all.
Dawn to pink to grey
To blue to white to blue to
Grey to pink to night.
To blue to white to blue to
Grey to pink to night.
November 7, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Dawn to pink to grey
To blue to white to blue to
Grey to pink to night.
To blue to white to blue to
Grey to pink to night.
Greene, Hugh* (*Cambridge Blue)
Found himself in B&Q
In the paint section.
Found himself in B&Q
In the paint section.
November 6, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Greene, Hugh* (*Cambridge Blue)
Found himself in B&Q
In the paint section.
Found himself in B&Q
In the paint section.
Tony’s purple patch
Came adding Blue to Red but
Ended Brown instead.
Came adding Blue to Red but
Ended Brown instead.
November 5, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Tony’s purple patch
Came adding Blue to Red but
Ended Brown instead.
Came adding Blue to Red but
Ended Brown instead.
Red, white, blue and green
Rival tribal rugby teams
Wear the shirt with pride.
Rival tribal rugby teams
Wear the shirt with pride.
November 4, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Red, white, blue and green
Rival tribal rugby teams
Wear the shirt with pride.
Rival tribal rugby teams
Wear the shirt with pride.
Low down green and brown,
Up high blue sky, all fade to
Grey at end of day.
Up high blue sky, all fade to
Grey at end of day.
November 3, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Low down green and brown,
Up high blue sky, all fade to
Grey at end of day.
Up high blue sky, all fade to
Grey at end of day.
Next week on British Haiku:
Colours
Haiku on that theme will be posted each weekday, here and on www.britishhaiku.com
Last week’s haiku on Halloween have been stored on the ‘Previous Haiku’ page on www.britishhaiku.com, with all haiku posted on previous themes.
Best wishes to all.
Colours
Haiku on that theme will be posted each weekday, here and on www.britishhaiku.com
Last week’s haiku on Halloween have been stored on the ‘Previous Haiku’ page on www.britishhaiku.com, with all haiku posted on previous themes.
Best wishes to all.
November 2, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Next week on British Haiku:
Colours
Haiku on that theme will be posted each weekday, here and on www.britishhaiku.com
Last week’s haiku on Halloween have been stored on the ‘Previous Haiku’ page on www.britishhaiku.com, with all haiku posted on previous themes.
Best wishes to all.
Colours
Haiku on that theme will be posted each weekday, here and on www.britishhaiku.com
Last week’s haiku on Halloween have been stored on the ‘Previous Haiku’ page on www.britishhaiku.com, with all haiku posted on previous themes.
Best wishes to all.
Severed heads, zombies,
Bloodcurdling screams. Oh what a
Laugh, it’s Halloween.
Bloodcurdling screams. Oh what a
Laugh, it’s Halloween.
October 31, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Severed heads, zombies,
Bloodcurdling screams. Oh what a
Laugh, it’s Halloween.
Bloodcurdling screams. Oh what a
Laugh, it’s Halloween.
“Blast it Fawkes! You talked
A big night, then the whole thing
Just failed to ignite.”
A big night, then the whole thing
Just failed to ignite.”
October 30, 2025 at 9:01 AM
“Blast it Fawkes! You talked
A big night, then the whole thing
Just failed to ignite.”
A big night, then the whole thing
Just failed to ignite.”
I love you not, you
Nasty witch … but I love your
Broomstick flying tricks!
Nasty witch … but I love your
Broomstick flying tricks!
October 29, 2025 at 8:03 AM
I love you not, you
Nasty witch … but I love your
Broomstick flying tricks!
Nasty witch … but I love your
Broomstick flying tricks!