Haiku: Trick or Treat - ©Theda Bara

Haiku and Art by ©Theda Bara — 2025

We are all “trick or treat”

We are the expected scare

On Halloween night!

Haiku: Happy Showing Their Teeth - ©Theda Bara

Haiku and Art by ©Theda Bara — 2025

If you smile
Life smiles back
We are happy showing our teeth!

Haiku: Between Dogs and Cats - ©Theda Bara

Haiku and Art by ©Theda Bara — 2025

When they are happy, dogs and cats wag their tails
They are loving and peaceful beings
Gentle and kind creatures labeled as irrational!

Haiku: Orchids - ©Theda Bara

Haiku and Art by ©Theda Bara — 2025

I particularly like flowers
But orchids are enchanting
Rare, fragrant, and captivating!

Haiku: God Smiles in Our Hearts - ©Theda Bara

Haiku and Art by ©Theda Bara — 2025

Life is a prayer

We are all brothers

And so God smiles in our hearts!

Haiku: Ice Cream - ©Theda Bara

Haiku and Art by ©Theda Bara — 2025

It’s hard not to know how to choose

When there are so many flavors

The world is a huge scoop of ice cream!

Haiku: Trick or Treat - ©Theda Bara

Haiku and Art by ©Theda Bara — 2024

I’m half girl and half witch
I propose many tricks or treats
But be very careful with the pumpkin heads of Halloween!

Haiku: The Book That Kisses Me - ©Theda Bara

Haiku and Art by ©Theda Bara — 2024

The book is the kiss of words
Poetry loves to be kissed
The girl loves kisses and poetry!

Haiku: Cycles - ©Theda Bara

Haiku and Art by ©Theda Bara — 2024

The girl dreams of being a woman and smiles.
The woman dreams of being a mother and gets emotional.
The mother, who is already a grandmother, dreams of being a girl!

Haiku: Lead and Cotton - ©Theda Bara

Haiku and Art by ©Theda Bara — 2024

Evil is heavy as lead

Good is light as cotton

We humans live our free will of weights and measures!

Haiku: Fall Leaves - ©Theda Bara

Haiku and Art by ©Theda Bara — 2024

Fall hides the flower
The breeze dissipates the heat
And the ground is now covered in a carpet of still-living leaves.

Haiku: Personal Growth - ©Theda Bara

Haiku and Art by ©Theda Bara — 2023

To really grow in life
You need to demand a lot from yourself
This way, you won’t depend so much on other people!

Haiku: Utopian Peace - ©Theda Bara

Haiku and Art by ©Theda Bara — 2023

If at least 50% of humanity were good
There would be hope for peace
But many still make life a target.

Haiku: War - ©Theda Bara

Haiku and Art by ©Theda Bara — 2023

The planet is silent.
Even in the face of unbelievable war bombs.
Amidst the rubble, some resilient human beings plead for peace!

Haiku: Fairy Tales - ©Theda Bara

Haiku and Art by ©Theda Bara — 2023

He arrived riding his white horse
Bringing the diamond engagement ring
And I said yes... without knowing what “happily ever after” meant?

Haiku: I Like it, I don’t Like it - ©Theda Bara

Haiku and Art by ©Theda Bara — 2023

I’m ashamed of certain human attitudes
That base their relationships on their thumbs
Thumbs up; I like it, thumbs down; I don’t like it!