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British Haiku

@britishhaiku.bsky.social
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British Haiku posts a positive and (hopefully) entertaining haiku poem every 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

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British Haiku @britishhaiku.bsky.social · 13h
Doing Porridge / Not At Leisure / Detained At His Majesty’s Pleasure. #haiku#senryu#porridge
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British Haiku @britishhaiku.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The teen was keen to Flee the scene, but to some it Would mean he’d done it. #haiku#senryu#crime
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British Haiku @britishhaiku.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Turning informer To save his skin, he snitched and Dobbed the others in. #haiku#senryu#snitch
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British Haiku @britishhaiku.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Stories leave juries Unconvinced, when burglars Leave their fingerprints. #haiku#senryu#fingerprints
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British Haiku @britishhaiku.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Lawyers, we are told, Never feel old, but may feel They’ve lost their appeal. #haiku#senryu#lawyers
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British Haiku @britishhaiku.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Clever endeavour As Morse inquires his way round Oxford’s dreaming spires. #haiku#senryu#poem#oxford#morse
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British Haiku @britishhaiku.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Sirens! Flashing blue! Run! The police are on to you! Ah, they’ve gone past. Phew. #haiku#senryu#police#crime
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British Haiku @britishhaiku.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This coming week on British Haiku: Crime And Punishment Each day a different haiku on that theme will be posted. All haiku previously posted, on many other weekly themes, have been stored on www.britishhaiku.com, where they can be found on the ‘Previous Haiku’ page. Best wishes to all.
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British Haiku @britishhaiku.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I now disagree With the younger me. And the Older me? We’ll see. #haiku#senryu#philosophy
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British Haiku @britishhaiku.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Have a brew and chew On it a bit, you’ll find your Mind my change, it’s strange. #haiku#senryu#cuppa
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British Haiku @britishhaiku.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Girls who wear glasses Will often get passes in Evening classes. #haiku#senryu#eveningclasses
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British Haiku @britishhaiku.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
When he lived more as He should, he found less mess to Clear up afterward. #haiku#senryu#living
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British Haiku @britishhaiku.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The more the braces You see in kids’ faces the Richer the place is. #haiku#senryu#braces
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British Haiku @britishhaiku.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The emptiness of The empty nest may challenge Those who have been blessed. #haiku#senryu#emptynest
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British Haiku @britishhaiku.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Wolves in sheep’s clothing Can be found; but many more The other way round. #haiku#senryu#wolf#sheep
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British Haiku @britishhaiku.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This coming week on British Haiku: Pub Philosophy Each day a different haiku on that theme will be posted. All haiku previously posted, on many other weekly themes, have been stored on www.britishhaiku.com, where they can be found on the ‘Previous Haiku’ page. Best wishes to all.
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British Haiku @britishhaiku.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The people flocked to T.V. priests, who pulled the wool, So they all got fleeced. #haiku#senryu#priests
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British Haiku @britishhaiku.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Manna from heaven, Grapes of wrath; all food for thought For men of the cloth. #haiku#senryu##grapesofwrath
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British Haiku @britishhaiku.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
His hope never died For he knew, deep inside, that The Lord would provide. #haiku#senryu#faith
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British Haiku @britishhaiku.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Knaves in graves in naves (Or perhaps it’s in apses?) In cold cathedrals. #haiku#senryu#cathedral
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British Haiku @britishhaiku.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Silence is golden In Quaker Meeting Houses. All things considered. #haiku#senryu#quakers
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British Haiku @britishhaiku.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Church steps worn by the Passed, who still reside outside. But under the grass. #haiku#senryu#church
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British Haiku @britishhaiku.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Pockets of people Filled with kindness heaven sent, Earned and freely spent. #haiku#senryu#worship
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British Haiku @britishhaiku.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This coming week on British Haiku: Places Of Worship Each day a different haiku on that theme will be posted. All haiku previously posted, on many other weekly themes, have been stored on www.britishhaiku.com, where they can be found on the ‘Previous Haiku’ page. Best wishes to all.
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British Haiku @britishhaiku.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Steve cannot believe His eyes: his underpants have Won the Turner Prize! #haiku#senryu#turnerprize
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British Haiku @britishhaiku.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Lets's start in Room 8, When they'd learned to paint something Other than a saint.
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British Haiku @britishhaiku.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
La Giaconda Ponders Louvre queues, bemused. Smiling, beguiling.
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British Haiku @britishhaiku.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Museum of Art. He stops and frowns. That Pollock’s Painting’s upside down.
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British Haiku @britishhaiku.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
He's lost his specs, so Paints the gist.....and finds that he's An impressionist!
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British Haiku @britishhaiku.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Caught in time of old, Still life in brown where once was Found a novel gold. #haiku#senryu#poetry#poem#thegoldfinch
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British Haiku @britishhaiku.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Picasso painted A lovely face … with all its Bits in the wrong place. #haiku#senryu#poetry#poem#picasso
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British Haiku @britishhaiku.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
This coming week British Haiku is: At The Art Gallery Each day a different haiku on that theme will be posted. All haiku previously posted, on many other weekly themes, have been stored on www.britishhaiku.com, where they can be found on the ‘Previous Haiku’ page. Best wishes to all.
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British Haiku @britishhaiku.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Back to pavilion, Face vermilion. Out first ball To an awful call. #haiku#senryu#poetry#poem#cricket
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British Haiku @britishhaiku.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Spilt snick. Spit! It’s split Fifth slip’s lip - for a not so Catchy tongue twister. #haiku#senryu#poetry#poem#cricket
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British Haiku @britishhaiku.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The Surrey bunch were Out by lunch, Kent got lots, and It’s raining at Notts. #haiku#senryu#poetry#poem#cricket
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British Haiku @britishhaiku.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
So you’re a spin fan? Off? Leg? Chinaman? Warne or Muralitharan? #haiku#senryu#poetry#poem#cricket
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British Haiku @britishhaiku.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Idle to runway. Mighty growl. Surge to top speed, Take off.….and then bowl. #haiku#senryupoetry#poem#cricket
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British Haiku @britishhaiku.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
First ball he misses, Second he nicks, but third he Slogs a mighty six. #haiku#senryu#poetry#poem#cricket
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British Haiku @britishhaiku.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
This coming week on British Haiku: Cricket Each day a different haiku on that theme will be posted. All haiku previously posted, on many other weekly themes, have been stored on www.britishhaiku.com, where they can be found on the ‘Previous Haiku’ page. Best wishes to all.
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British Haiku @britishhaiku.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Hard green lines of pines On soft brown needle carpets Shrouded in cold mist. #haiku#senryu#poetry#poem#pines
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British Haiku @britishhaiku.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Good men plant trees so, When they’ve passed away, others Will have shade one day. #haiku#senryu#poetry#poem#goodmen
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British Haiku @britishhaiku.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Ripple and shimmer, Poplar trees; go whisper your Secrets to the breeze. #haiku#senryu#poetry#poem#poplar
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British Haiku @britishhaiku.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Trees and sunshine play In glades as walkers saunter Down the woodland way. #haiku#senryu#poetry#poem#woodland
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British Haiku @britishhaiku.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Strong evening sunshine Dapples apples as it glints Through breeze ruffled leaves. #haiku#senryu#poetry#poem#apples
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British Haiku @britishhaiku.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Spread out skywards in Relief, bare branches mirror Roots spread far beneath. #haiku#senryu#poetry#poem#roots
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British Haiku @britishhaiku.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Borne on the breeze from Sycamore trees come twisting Helicopter seeds. #haiku#senryu#poetry#poem#sycamore
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British Haiku @britishhaiku.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
This coming week on British Haiku: Trees Each day a different haiku on that theme will be posted. All haiku previously posted, on many other weekly themes, have been stored on www.britishhaiku.com, where they can be found on the ‘Previous Haiku’ page. Best wishes to all.
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British Haiku @britishhaiku.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Rock a bye baby, Nice warm cot. You’ll sleep maybe. But probably not. #haiku#senryu#poetry#poem#baby
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British Haiku @britishhaiku.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
In bed together To get some sleep, they found there Was some mission creep. #haiku#senryu#poetry#poem#inbed
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British Haiku @britishhaiku.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Woken by thunder. Will it pour? No - Jim next door Is having a snore. #haiku#senryu#poetry#poem#thunder
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