VCBF organizers have asked a few British Columbia celebrities, public figures, and community leaders to try their hand at haiku. The following are some of their poems.
Want to try writing haiku yourself? Study our About Haiku or Teaching Haiku pages and consider entering a haiku of your own—on the theme of cherry blossoms—for our next Haiku Invitational contest.
Spring comes early
Blossoms welcome warmth
The world's seasons change
- The Honourable Gordon Campbell
Premier of British Columbia
Quietly they fall
Petals sign in chorus
My ears surrender
- Chef Karen Barnaby
The Fish House in Stanley Park
Falling like snow
Cherry blossoms tell me one last chance
To hit the slopes
- Ross Rebagliati
Olympic Gold Medalist, Snowboarding
Feathers and light
Om Hare Krsna Om Shanti
Annastasia's eyelashes
White birds swoop
Before cherry blossoms in the wake
A ferry crossing
Pods of pink
Release spring scents
And our reverie
- Mark Forsythe
BC Almanac, CBC Radio
A freshly cut pitch
Two teams seeking perfection
The Beautiful Game
- Bob Lenarduzzi
President, Vancouver Whitecaps FC
A creeping trigger
The heart races, breathing stops
Now, beyond the call
- Chief Jim Chu
Vancouver Police Department
Shakespeare blossoms
The fragrance of the bloom
Intoxicates the world
- Christopher Gaze
Artistic Director, Bard on the Beach
