Haiku is a form of Japanese poetry comprised of three phrases.
Traditional haiku uses 17 syllables (5:7:5) but contemporary haiku in English often ignores this rule. A haiku is typically about nature, the earth and the natural world and are designed to be thought-provoking. These original haiku poems are by Anthony Rutledge and are mostly written in the contemporary free style format.
There are over 2,000 Haiku on this site in ten different themes: Australian, Beach, Garden Sundial, In the Mirror,Kimono,Motherhood,Ships and Oceans,Spring,Windjammers and Miscellaneous.
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Orchard kiosk
paying for our box of peaches
in their honour tin.
sunrise sea
breathing the air
full of gulls.
old stone well
an eagle over our house
alone in the sky.
Migrating geese
the sounds of the summer
carried on a breeze.
The winds ruffle
a magpie gurgles
into her eggs.
Farm drought
only the bore-water trough
to keep the sheep full.
The tide returns...
driftwood stays
breaking waves.
Fallen Gum
in unfamiliar light
the eager of her saplings.
Rainforest
a backpacker takes
its stillness out.
Lukewarm
sunshine reaching
the lily-pad's roots.
Fog thickens
a crow caws louder
from the neighbour's fence.
Bell birds
piano practice leaves
the little girl's hands.
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