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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Such blinding heat
just the shrill of cicadas
out of the dry north winds.
We have the same thoughts
picking her passionfruit vine
... grandmother's jam.
Sunlit hills
the hawk and shadow
squeeze their prey together.
Winter ends
under the walk bridge
a bubbling river.
concealed track
the forest breeze
tangled with bird song.
Farm drought
one naked eucalypt so dry
it weeps.
Heaven high
veering left from the sun
the return of geese.
bus stop shade
the old man flings
his apple core out.
dawn stirs
songs in their brains
a bird at a time.
summer kisses
the rain and I turn
to face each other
Breathless summer night
a possum sits beside
the back yard pool.
time to die
a river red gum
flops on the moon
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