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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sun tipped trees
still the butterfly
to move in leaves
Laurel feels tickled
by the snow melt
in open palms
midweek oval
two limp balloons
bouncing together.
jagged rocks
a rainbow
climbs the waterfall
in a fire
apart from the future
everything is lost
of homework and nights...
of books at the table
in ink-well stains
turning
the boat-house key
on a wet weekend
Harvester starts
the first cloud of diesel
into the wheat field.
No answer ...
on the glass table
the long chain on her house key.
From the wood bridge
we cross by daily
the diving school-kids.
dusk begins
drawing Aquarius
out for the night.
Flame trees in the park...
yet to fall
as red snow
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