There are few things in life as grounding, as uplifting, or as joyfully weird as a best friend. They’re the ones who finish our sentences and remember our middle school crushes, sometimes making us laugh so hard we spit out our drink.
At Haikuists, we’ve typed thousands of poems about friendship—written for guests at birthday parties, reunions, and just-because celebrations. There’s something about a best friend haiku: it distills years of laughter, loyalty, and late-night texts into just a few unforgettable lines.
Here are 11 original haiku to honor that unshakable bond:
1.
met you last sunday
now we talk like we have known
each other for years
2.
first laugh in silence
then a look that says we get
each other’s weird
3.
you showed up and stayed
like rain that didn’t ruin
just made the air soft
4.
two coffees later
we already have secrets
nobody else knows
5.
i didn’t expect
to find you in the middle
of my ordinary
6.
we don’t have to talk
just sitting in the same room
feels like home again
7.
i still remember
your mom’s house and that one song
we played every day
8.
the photos are proof
but it’s the smell of that street
that brings you to me
9.
we know how to fight
and still come back with tacos
like nothing went wrong
10.
your laugh has not changed
since we were kids stealing time
from the grown-up world
11.
late brunch in the sun
you wear a ridiculous
hat and own it all
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