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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Labrador and I
waiting for the moon rise
to whiten the snow.
In mother's wake
cygnets bob
the sunshine about.
reflecting me
an old man
where the shore birds stand
grandma's garden
when my childhood
had a mother.
Icing
the patio furniture
moonlit frost.
Jerseys
their sashaying
I follow to the barn
Dry lightning
in the white-gum's litter
leaves smoke.
one o'clock snack
in the fridge light
in the heat
Eagle's screech
an orange peel squeezed
into your face.
Camp fire ...
poked for my thoughts
with a burnt stick.
Crescent moon...
in silhouette
the horse-shoe bay.
Home from school
one smell from the kitchen
being fresh apple-pie.
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